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by AmericanChopper 2951 days ago
I find the idea of a stat zooming through the Milky Way to be so hilarious, but I can’t really explain why. Stars just aren’t supposed to be going on high-speed solo adventures through the galaxy in my mind. Although perhaps a better movie would be about a black hole hurtling towards earth, as they’re also supposed to be traversing the galaxy.
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All stars are zooming through the Milky Way. :) The Sun does a full orbit in 225 to 250 million years. Although I have no idea why we can't calculate it more precisely than that.