2006-12-25 12:38:36 · 16 answers · asked by eventhorizon 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Or do we have no idea?
2006-12-25 12:39:34 · update #1
Suns but not planets or are all the stars we see Suns?
2006-12-25 12:46:16 · update #2
Yes its true there is only one Sun in our galaxy. The Sun is the name of our closest star. But there are billions of stars in our galaxy. Many of these have their own names or numbers. ~A~
2006-12-25 12:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by porsche 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our Sun, and all the stars we see are Suns, or rather suns of their own solar systems.
In our Galaxy (with a capital "G") there are at least 1000 billion stars. Our Galaxy is called the Milky Way Galaxy. There are millions of other galaxies (with a small "g") out there beyond the Milky Way.
2006-12-25 22:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is only one Sun, the rest are stars and there are billions of stars in our galaxy.
2006-12-27 17:53:18 · answer #3 · answered by smiley0_1_1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's about 200 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
2006-12-25 20:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by Yea Yea 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are roughly 100 billion stars, or suns- in roughly 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. That's a lot!
2006-12-25 22:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
various estimates range from about 100 billion to perhaps 400 billion. It really depends on who you consult.
One of the biggest problems is that because we are far out on one of the galactic arms we are forced to look through a pancake of stars, which obscures a large portion of the sky (you see this "pancake" as the "Milky Way" in clear, dark skies). Hence, we must guess based on what we can see and what we see in other spiral galaxies similar to our own.
2006-12-25 21:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by Brendan G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between 30 and 100 billion in our galaxy alone. We call them stars though.
There's also more than 100 billion galaxies.
2006-12-26 08:27:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About a hundred Billion in our local galaxy...lots of neighbours but nobody talks....vewy wude of em doncha fink...?
We've got other neighbours too.....
about a hundred Billion other neighbourhoods with about a hundred Billion stars in each one.....lotsa real estate out this way...might invest in a real estate portfolio....now who to talk to to get a quote...?
haven't had a phone call yet from the neighbours...maybe they have long siestas....at least they're quiet.....vewy qwiet....may be huntin' wabbits......
Good question....makes you think about our place in the Universe...maybe I should clean up the yard for when the neighbours drop by......its ok they'll be a while coming here...yet..
2006-12-26 04:35:23 · answer #8 · answered by Gaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of what we see as stars are actually other galaxies.
The answer to your question is 4 Bizzillion and 6
2006-12-25 21:40:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me put it this way: Count all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the Earth....and then think of this, the same concept of the number of GALAXIES applies.
Kind of makes your choice which tie to wear on a date rather unimportant doesn't it?
2006-12-25 21:38:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋