earth rotates at speed=a,orbiting the sun at speed=b,that goes around our galixy at speed=c and the galixy moves through the univarse at speed=d.Whats the fastest we could be going!
2007-01-22 07:30:18 · 6 answers · asked by Tony N 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
We would aproximately be moving 50,000 miles per sec.
2007-01-22 07:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by Russianator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are theories that say that right after the Big Bang, matter moved faster than light away from each other as the universe was spanding probably faster than light.
But this is just in thepry. in reality, we don't know if is possible because we haven't seen it. And math theories and ecuations (from Eisntein) say that no matter can go faster than light cause the mass incerases making it gain gravity as well.
Since the Universe is expanding, it is probably possible that we are "moving" farther away from other galaxies or whatever objects that are on the "other side" of the universe at a speed way greater than light. but this is just relative to those two points. and we can't determine it because if we are really moving away at a higher speed than light, then we can't really see thatobject on the other side cause it's light will never reach us.
We really know nothing. Hopefully we will be able to discover the answers to all these questions soon.
Just make sure you don't close your mind. Someone answer here that matter can not go faster than light... who is this person?? A traffic policeman? We don't know that for sure as we can not prove it, at least not yet, so until there is a final prove that matter can go faster or not than light, we can not affirm anything, just speculate.
2007-01-22 16:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by Dan D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a relative way we are moving at the speed of light. The farther out one looks in space the faster other galaxies clusters are moving away from us. There is a point at which other galaxies are moving away from us at the speed of light, which is known as the edge of the observable universe, since we can't see anything moving faster than light. Because motion is all relative, as seen from those other galaxies we would look to be moving at the speed of light ourselves.
2007-01-22 17:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is space outside of a galaxy different from space inside of a galaxy? I saw a really cool picture of what it might look like when our galaxy hit the one nearest ours (Andromeda?) But I'm pretty sure all those different variables make my head spin at the speed of light, atleast.
2007-01-22 15:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All velocity is relative. We are going at the speed of light relative to anything that is going at the speed of light relative to us. But that is not the sun or galaxy.
2007-01-22 15:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by Always Hopeful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing with mass can travel at the speed of light. Photons travel at the speed of light but they have no mass, only momentum.
2007-01-22 16:04:19 · answer #6 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋