A light-year is a measure of distance, not time as many people mistakenly believe. One light-year is the distance light can travel in one year in the vacuum of space. One light-year equates to 5.8785 trillion miles.
To measure the distance of stars you have to measure by light years.
A light year is a measure of distance, not time. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. In one day light travels 16,081,407,123 miles.
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one billion light years = 5.87849981 × 1021 miles
48 what, meters? inches? furlongs? light-years? 48 what, meters? inches? furlongs? light-years?
No, 'years' is a measure of time and 'light years' is a measure of distance.
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Zero. Light years are a measure of distance, not time.
They measure them in light-years.
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Light years are a measure of distance, earth years are a measure of time. The two can't be compared like this.
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None. A light year is a measure of distance, not of time.
Light years is a measure for distance, the distance light travels in one year. For the light to travel 587 light years, it takes 587 years.
To measure the distance of stars you have to measure by light years.
Light years are used to measure distance from Earth to distant stars and planets.
A light year is a measure of distance, not time. It is the distance light travels in a year.