Is Our Solar System Moving Through Space

The milky way too moves in space relative to other galaxies.

Is our solar system moving through space.

From this effect in the big bang s. Zoom out further and our entire. This is a non conven. So although earth orbits the sun at 66 600 mph and the sun orbits the milky way at 514 500 mph our solar system s speed relative to the cmb is about 827 000 mph.

Thanks to the incredible science of astronomy and astrophysics we at last understand to tremendous precision. But rather that we are moving through space. Please consider becoming a patron to support my work. And can quantify exactly how fast we re moving through space on.

Even at this rapid speed the solar system would take about 230 million years to travel all the way around the milky way. The sun and the whole solar system is not orbiting the center of the milky way galaxy. The solar system is constantly falling on the central buldge of the milky way galaxy. The solar system isn t a vortex but rather the sum of all our great cosmic motions.

It may appear that way but it is not rotating around its center. The earth you see much like all the planets in our solar system orbits the sun at a much speedier clip.