As earth rotates on its axis it orbits the sun which orbits the center of the milky way which itself is barreling through space.
Our solar system moving through space.
In order to keep us in our stable orbit where we are we need to move at right.
Much like all the planets in our solar system earth orbits the sun at a much speedier clip than its rotational speed.
The solar system moves through the galaxy with about a 60 angle between the galactic plane and the planetary orbital plane.
Think of the universe as a gigantic solar system.
The sun appears to move up and down and in and out with respect to the.
Attracted and held captive by the gravety of our sun and the smaller elements by the gravity of their nearby larger elementss.
This bubble is moving through interstellar space as the sun orbits the center of the milky way galaxy.
A simple animation by the former nasa scientist james o donoghue.
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