Even when you feel completely still, you're actually hurtling through space at over 2 million kilometers per hour due to a combination of cosmic motions. Earth spins on its axis at about 1,670 km/h, while orbiting the Sun at around 107,000 km/h. Meanwhile, the entire solar system is whirling around the center of the Milky Way galaxy at roughly 828,000 km/h. On top of that, our galaxy itself is moving through the universe toward a region known as the Great Attractor at speeds exceeding 2.1 million km/h. All these motions combine to create a staggering speed — and yet, because everything around you moves at the same pace, you don’t feel a thing. You're riding a silent, invisible wave through the cosmos every moment of your life.

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