GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Our Sun lies near a small, partial arm called the Orion Arm, or Orion Spur, located between the Sagittarius and Perseus arms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sun is located in the Milky Way Galaxy, which is shaped like a flat disk with outwardly spiraling arms. The overall diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy is about 100, 000 light-years. Our Sun and solar system is about 27, 000 light-years from the center, in one of the spiral arms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Milky Way Galaxy is immense. It is 150, 000 light-years in diameter. Our Solar System resides roughly 26, 000 light-years away from the Galactic Center. Our Milky Way galaxy has spiral arms, where stars are born from clouds of molecular gas and shine for billions of years.