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    In which galaxy is planet Earth?

    Question #109535. Asked by storky1. (Oct 07 09 6:58 PM)


    serpa

    		The Milky Way, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy in which the Solar System is located. It is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the Local Group of galaxies. It is one of billions of galaxies in the observable universe.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_way_galaxy

    Oct 07 09, 7:02 PM

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