Of course! it is part of the galaxy and the galaxy is part of universe and maybe the universe is part of something bigger!!
2007-02-12 23:25:59
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answered by hyaki ikari 2
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The Earth is one planet in our "Solar System." Note Capital S. At the center of our Solar System is a star we call the Sun. Note capital S. Also circling the Sun are 8 other planets. Those planets and their moons and the Sun form what is known as our Solar System.
Our sun is but one of 100,000 Billion other stars in our Galaxy. Note capital G. That Galaxy is called the Milky
Way Galaxy. The shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is that of a large disk. It measures roughly 100,000 light years in diameter and about 1000 light years in thickness. in generall, all of the stars you see on a clear night with the naked eye are part of the Milky Way Galaxy. Each of those stars in the Milky Way have the possibility of having from 0 to 10 (or more) planets with their associated moons circling around them.
Beyond our Galaxy there are thousands of other galaxies each of which contain billions more stars. Some of those distant galaxies are so densely packed with stars that the distant galaxy appears to be nothing more than a white cloud. Others are so jammed full of dust particles that it is impossible to see what is inside the galaxy. Note small "g" when talking about galaxies other than the Milky Way.
So the answer to your question is "yes" the Earth is part of something very, very big. It is so big in fact that it boggles the mind to contemplate the actual size of the thing we are a part of. Some very intelligent folks have suggested that the universe may be as much as 46 Billion light years deep in every direction and still expanding. Well, that number is just a bit beyond my comprehension. I can't deal with numbers that large, so I don't.
2007-02-13 10:31:35
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answered by zahbudar 6
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The idea that an atom is like a miniature solar system is wrong. It's credited to Niels Bohr, who knew it was wrong at the time, and was happy when it was replaced by quantum mechanics. It's a useful model for explaining basic ideas though, so it's still taught.
Beyond the solar system you've got galaxies - they rotate, but they're much more complex than the solar system. On the larger scale there are galaxy clusters, filaments, bubbles and sheets.
2007-02-13 00:05:48
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answered by Iridflare 7
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Earth
2007-02-13 02:18:27
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answered by Anonymous
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The galaxy is part of the Universe.
2007-02-12 23:36:02
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answered by bldudas 4
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I also think the same way. Who knows?. This solar system may be part of an atom like we have our own view of atoms where electrons revolve round the nucleus.
2007-02-12 22:24:31
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answered by jaggie_c 4
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The Idea of a god or god's is a plot. A plot to control, made by people who need to control for their own wealth making interest, a plot that was conceived in the annals of time with a web of lies so mind blowing that only modern thinking man can now see through them for the tricks that they are.
2016-05-24 04:47:29
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answered by Anonymous
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The galaxy is part of the local cluster of galaxies, of which one is the well known Galaxy of Andromeda. The local cluster of galaxy, is part of the supercluster of galaxies whose gravitational center is located in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. Called the Virgo cluster, because we can see it in the constellation of Virgo.
2007-02-13 06:45:50
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answered by Tenebra98 3
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most probably yes because we have studied that there are so many galaxies which are revolving, may be something else.
2007-02-12 22:24:35
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answered by Ray 2
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WeirdO
2007-02-12 22:22:36
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answered by Anonymous
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