Science, asked by mitasanyal24, 5 months ago

why is the distance between stars expressed in light years?What do you understand by the statement that a star is eight light years away from the earth

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Answer: The distance between the stars and earth is millions of kilometres, are very far from the earth. ... A star is located eight light years away from the Earth. This means that the distance between the star and the Earth is equivalent to the distance travelled by light in eight years.

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