How fast is the earth and the sun moving? Are we headed toward another star or dust cloud?

Answer 1

Well as far as the specifics go, you can just go to these links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sun and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/earth.

And yes the Milky Way galaxy will no really, "collide," with the Andromeda galaxy, it will be more of a, "mixture," of the two.

But dont worry; this will happen in three billion years and will last for millions of years.

(P.S. if the sun 'blows up' we wont have eight minutes to party because we wont know that the sun blew up because when the sun blows up, light will still come towards us and we will still think the sun is there, and eight minutes later we will notice no sun or light, but by then i guess no time to party :( )

Answer 2

Oct.30/06
P.s. This is not a halloween answer.But,have lots of fun
anyway.
No one person Knows Exactly how fast Our Earth & the
Grand ole' Sun are moving. All speeds are entirely Estimated.
Both Material bodies, are several k's of km's per hr. However,
because both of these ball's of various Matter, are so HUGE!
We do not Notice the movement. Matter of Fact, & check this
out thru most 'Search engines', Our Earth & Sun & other
Planets, are Moving inside a Vast Circle Called the 'Solar-
System'.
Qu. 2) Yes We ( Our Earth) is in Perpetual Motion, allways
'headed' towards an other 'Object' in Vast Space! We con-
stantly pass-thru dust clouds, of varied forms. How about
Meteor showers!!
What ever City you are in go check out the Space Science
Centre. or, try Spacescience.com - Hope this helps you
win major points on assignment.
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Answer 3

The earth moves around the sun at about 1000 mph, taking a year to complete the circle.

The sun moves around the galactic core at about 100,000 mph, taking hundreds of millions of years to complete the circle. As the sun moves through the galactic arms, it will move through intergalactic material and dust clouds. A collison with another star is highly unlikely. With an average 4 light years of separation between stars, it's like hitting the only other boat in the Pacific.

We are in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way at this time and for many millions of years to come.

Answer 4

The problem is that there is no absolute reference somewhere in the universe. We can't say that the earth is moving at 20 mph because there's no pole stuck in space that is "at rest". We can only say that we are moving toward or away from some object at a certain speed and yes, the milky way and the Andromeda galaxy are headed toward each other. Since stars are so far apart, it won't be like a car crash. They'll just fly through each other and the galaxy shapes will be distorted from what they are today.

Answer 5

I'm pretty sure the sun is stationary since the planets revolve around it. As to whether or not we're headed for another star or dust cloud... I'd rather not know since there's nothing we can do about it anyway.

Answer 6

The Milky Way is going to collide with the Andromeda galaxy.

Answer 7

i dont know how fast that is but i know know it takes 8 mins for a beam of light to reach the earth from the sun. so when the sun blows up we have eight mins to have some fun. thanks bill ney

Answer 8

They're sitting still