Our Galaxy – the
Milky Way is spinning at a rate of 225 kilometers per second. In addition, the
galaxy is travelling through space at the rate of 305 kilometers per second.
This means that we are traveling at a total speed of 530 kilometers (330 miles)
per second.
That means that in one minute you are about 19 thousand kilometers
away from where you were. Scientists do not all agree on the speed with which the
Milky Way is travelling – estimates range from 130 – 1,000 km/s. It should be
said that Einstein’s theory of relativity, the velocity of any object through
space is not meaningful.
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