Visible matter belonging to the Milky Way Galaxy can be traced out to about 50,000 light years from the center. a. True
b. False

b. False

Explanation:

The visible matter that belongs to the Milky way Galaxy are traced out to be about 50 kpc distance from the center.

Kpc stands for kiloparsec. It is the unit of measurement of distance.

A parsec is of the astronomical objects that lies , mainly where galaxies are involved.

1 kiloparsec is 1000 parsec and is equal to 3260 light years.

So the visible matter is about 163,078 light years away.

Hence the answer is FALSE.