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Our Place in the Galaxy

Just a dot in the dark

Earth orbits the Sun, which in turn orbits the center of the Milky Way β€” a journey that takes about 225 million years to complete. We’re roughly 27,000 light-years from the galactic core, nestled in a relatively calm region of our galaxy.

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