What evidence can be / has been presented that determines the Milky Way and other galaxies are stationary objects in space?
2007-12-20 11:10:28 · 8 answers · asked by hill_0759 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Galaxys are on the move constantly circling around the galacric universe at a very high speed, its called rotation and expansion.
2007-12-20 11:20:06 · answer #1 · answered by SPACEGUY 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are not stationary. As a matter of FACT, Andromeda is heading towards our Galaxy. After the "big bang", everything was thrown outwards and is still moving. Even our distance between ourselves and our own sun, is changing, even with the orbits and such. It is so gradual though (Earth to Sun ratio) though that it is not noticible. As I said before, the Andromeda Galaxy is heading towards our Milky Way Galaxy. They will eventually collide and form something new.
2007-12-20 12:16:46 · answer #2 · answered by David T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely yes..! Our Milky Way, along with the cluster of galaxies it belongs to, is moving at about 600 km/sec towards a distant super cluster known as the "Great Attractor." Within our local cluster, our galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy are moving towards each other at about 300 km/sec.
2007-12-20 11:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The laws of Gravitation requires that Stars and galaxies move in accordance to the Gravity field level that they are located.
A Gravity field is defined as acceleration.
Hence Field of gravity in space is Force per unit mass. Or Power per unit momentum.
The Earth is traveling in space relative to our Galaxy at the rate of 250 kilometer per second. So far it has not collided with any large mass structure as did Jupiter.
2007-12-20 11:33:58 · answer #4 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No evidence. It all moves and we can see it all move. But it does not migrate. Birds migrate. People migrate. Galaxies just move according to the laws of gravity.
2007-12-20 11:15:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The universe is constantly expanding. Galaxies are pulling away from each other.
2007-12-20 12:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely,although travel or journey would be more apt ways of describing the voyage,in fact check out hubble pics of galaxies "crashing"!
2007-12-20 12:33:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all moving!! Supposedly outward away from the origin of the big bang. So....yep! We are "migrating."
2007-12-20 11:23:29 · answer #8 · answered by STEVE H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋