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How big is our Universe? Travel from Earth through the Solar System, past our Galaxy, to the Universe beyond.Key facts
- The Universe is constantly expanding.
- The Universe is already billions of light years across.
- Our Solar System is part of the Milky Way galaxy.
- Beyond our galaxy lie many more galaxies.
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You are here...
Planet Earth – 12,756km wide
Which is here...
The Solar System – 1.6 light years wide
Which is here...
The Milky Way – 100,000 light years across
Our Galaxy!
The Andromeda Galaxy
Say Hello!
Which are here...
The Local Group – 5 million light years across
Which is here...
The Local Supercluster – 120 million light years across
Which is here...
The Universe, which is ever expanding, bBillions of light years across
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