Are the planes of the solar systems parallel , perpendicular, or random to the plane of the galaxy?
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random
Planes can fly in outerspace. Wow.
I would guess parallel - as far as the Milky Way galaxy goes.
if u take 1 plane of solar system it is not possible to define any single plane to a galaxy as:
1. it has 3 dimensions and a unique plane can't be assigned to a 3-D object as all the planes are equivalent 4 it.
2. it is a very widespread oblect and all it's components are randomly scattered in space so they can't all lie on 1 plane .
Unknown.
Since our solar system is the only one that we have any specific knowledge, it is impossible to say what most or any of the other "solar" systems are like. There may be some unknown or known underlying force (e.g. angular momentum, centripetal acceleration, etc) that aligns the planes of all the systems, but since we are still having difficulties even finding other solar systems outside of noticing a particular wobble of a star, we can't say what any system's orientation truly is compared to the plane of the galaxy.
Random. It is readily apparent as well. The plane of our galaxy runs along the band of light in the night sky that is referred to as the "Milky Way" (which is a part of the whole "Milky Way" galaxy). The plane of our solar system runs thru the ecliptic (or "zodiac" if you prefer). Only four of the 12 ecliptic constellations intersect the plane of the Milky Way: Taurus-Gemini, Scorpius-Sagittarius.
When astronomers observe binary star systems, the angles and orientations of their orbital planes are quite diverse.
Each planet is on its own individual plane as it revolves around the sun. Since a galaxy is just like one big solar system with stars that revolve around the galactic nucleus which is a supermassive black hole, they are on random planes.
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