In 4 years light will travel approx 23.5 trillion miles.
It means it has taken light 130 years to travel the distance. Light travels 5,878,630,000,000 miles in 1 year, so something 130 light years away, is a LONG way away.
100 light years is the distance that light travels in 100 years, which is about 588 trillion miles.
40 light years is the distance that light travels in 40 years, which is about 235 trillion miles.
Two light years is a distance of about 11.72 trillion miles.
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.
A light year is the distance that light travels in one year, which is about 9.46 trillion kilometers or 5.88 trillion miles. It is commonly used to measure vast distances in space due to the immense speed of light.
The distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometres.
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.
No, 200 years does not equal 1 light year. A light year is the distance that light travels in one year, which is about 5.88 trillion miles. A year is a unit of time, so they are not directly comparable in terms of distance.
3.26 light years = 1.91639094 × 1013 miles
Well, imagine a bright beam of light joyfully hopping through space like a little firefly. In 1000 light years, that sweet light would travel a whopping distance of... 1000 light years! Just like a peaceful painter creating a masterpiece, light spread its glow far and wide in the vast universe.
The distance has been generally presented in Light-years, which is the distance light travels in one-year. The distance to Alpha Centari is 4.7 light-years (alpha Centari is 4.3 light-years distance).