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Why is the milky way galaxy not expanding together with the rest of the universe?.

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The reason why the Milky Way is not expanding together with the rest of the universe is because local gravity dominates over the expansion of the universe. (The expansion of the universe is a relatively weak force acting throughout the universe).

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