2006-07-26 17:44:00 · 10 answers · asked by Tierra S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Serious answer:
Billions of other galaxies. The nearest spiral like our own is 2.5 million light years away, but visible with binoulars in the constellation of Andromeda.
If you were lucky enough to live in the southern hemisphere, like me in New Zealand, you can see easily with the naked eye, two irregular galaxies - known as the Magellenic Clouds, after the 15th century explorer Magellan, who first recorded them.
They are much nearer than Andromeda, but much smaller than that or the Milky Way. In spite of that, they still contain billions of stars, and are thousands of light years across (in miles, think of a number with 16 zeroes on the end).
2006-07-26 17:54:31 · answer #1 · answered by nick s 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Milky Way is actually the Galaxy that our Sun belongs to. Beyond the Milky Way is a big big area of open space. After that are other Galaxys (the big pinwheels of stars) beyond that are some wierd things called quasars and beyond that, ...its only speculation, but scientists believe that our entire universe is an expanding bubble. They suspect that there are other expanding bubbles in a "multiverse"!
2006-07-27 00:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by Bernard B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How far out? The closest galaxy to the milky way is Canis Major - about 42,000 light years away. You go beyond that and you start hitting large clouds of star material, nebula, and other galaxies. There's so much out there, it's hard to know what to talk about.
The simple smart-*** answer would be: the rest of the known universe.
2006-07-27 00:54:20 · answer #3 · answered by michelsa0276 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nearest galaxy to ours is Andromeda, 2 million light-years away. Our Milky Way is a mere 30,000 light-years across. It's all part of what's called the local group.
2006-07-27 00:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by kevpet2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of empty space, and 100 billion other galaxies.
Next to us are the Magellanic Clouds.
2006-07-27 00:49:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My picture is of the Andromeda galaxy.
2006-07-27 00:56:54 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a York Peppermint pattie
2006-07-27 00:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by howard the duq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A big Snickers bar.
2006-07-27 01:54:41 · answer #8 · answered by BlueFootedBoobie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
space? lots of stars, possible planets and creatures smart enough not to contact us.
2006-07-27 00:47:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything else
2006-07-27 00:47:02 · answer #10 · answered by Just Gone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋