Comments on: Does our whole solar system orbit around anything?

By: Nair

Nair — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:46:12 +0000

Dear James. What I could tell you is that, if we need to know we are moving, we need to have a reference point that is not moving or moving slower or faster than us. From earth, we have only some such reference points within our limits such as the sun and the visible stars. When the whole solar system moves all together, we can hardly notice its movement. It is like sitting in a train compartment and though everyone is moving at a certain speed at a certain direction, we can’t differentiate it because, we, along with the others, are moving at the same speed and the same direction. Hope this could clarify your doubt.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:59:45 +0000

Hi, I’m doing a report on this article. I have some questions about it. Who wrote this article and have they done any other articles. I’m really interested in this article and the way it was done in a very understandable way. My favorite part is when I read about the solar system and the sun taking about 200 million years two travel to the center of the galaxy. thanks for the aaawwwsssooommmeee/ awsome report on space and alll of the great qualities

By: David Young

David Young — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:44:23 +0000

The questions above about our solar system revolving around anything but the milky ways center.
the correct way to ask this question is to ask about the rotation of the spiral arm of the milky way galaxy that our solar system resides in!
And unfortunately I do not have an answer to that question.

By: James

James — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:10:59 +0000

I also came here wondering if the solar system rotated in some way. I think the title of this question should be changed to “revolve”.

By: James Hillen

James Hillen — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:53:49 +0000

If the sun does not move, how can it rotate around the galaxy? How can it orbit anything? I always believed the sun did not move. Thank you.

By: Dr.Nilesh

Dr.Nilesh — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:00:36 +0000

yes it can be possible ,but its beyond our current scientific knoledge, and tools,,,,
our todays science far far behind than the ultimate science, in all aspect. today we dont know the 96% part of universe, so mankind is just start to learn the basic, true scince is far away ,, ….millions of things waiting to discover

By: Paul Cowsill

Paul Cowsill — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:03:52 +0000

If we rotate on our axis, and around the sun and the sun rotates around the Milky Way. Is the Milky Way rotating about something? And if so where is Stationary?

By: Bruce McClure

Bruce McClure — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:05:35 +0000

Steve,

The sun revolves one time around the galactic center in an estimated 250 million years.

Bruce

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:54:47 +0000

I came to this page by wondering if the solar system itself is rotating. I know that the sun, and hence ourselves, orbit the galactic center, but does our system have a rotational period? Can a system of disconnected objects have a single rotational period?

By: Brianna 5th grade student

Brianna 5th grade student — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:48:10 +0000

I asked my science teacher if we orbited anything other than the sun,she couldn’t awnser. Even though she think she knows everything. Well I’m glad I found the awnser to my question. Thank you very much.