Galaxies smaller than our solar system?
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Not possible. A galaxy, even a small galaxy, is millions of stars.
If one were to put that many stars in an area the size of the solar system... well there just wouldn't be enough room. And even if there were, gravity would work quickly to turn them all into one big star. (Which would shortly collapse into one big black hole.) The reason stars in a real galaxy maintain their identity is that each one is light years distant from its neighbors.
A galaxy is simply several orders of magnitude bigger than any single star system. Our own Milky Way is estimated to be 80,000 light years across; by contrast the distance from the Sun to Pluto is about 0.0006 light years.
I know of a definate awnser. NO!! Even if stars were in that close proximity to each other (impossible, I say!) if ith was that small it'd be a STAR CLUSTER.
its all relative bubba
No. Galaxies, by definition, are large beyond comprehension. In order for a galaxy to exist, it would need to contain enough mass that it would hold itself together through gravity, but be spread out enough so that the gas and other composition would not pull together tightly. There is no way for this state to exist as we know it in an area smaller than our solar system.
tats impossible
just 2-3 stars wood b bigger than our solar system so how can a hole galaxy b smaler
Stop getting your science from Men In Black...
There can't be any galaxies smaller than any solar system.
Cheers!
Umm, here's a definate answer. NO NO NO IMPOSSIABLE!
By deifnition, a galaxy is a star cluster. 3 stars would be larger than our solar system, therfore, a galaxy smaller than a solar system is IMPOSSIABLE
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