Light travels at 300 000 ms or 300

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Light travels at 300, 000 m/s (or 300, 000 km/s) The Speed Of Light

Light travels at 300, 000 m/s (or 300, 000 km/s) The Speed Of Light A Light Year is the distance light travels in a year (946080000 km)

Time to get there at the speed of light: 1. 25 s Distance from

Time to get there at the speed of light: 1. 25 s Distance from Earth: 356, 334 km The Moon

The Sun Distance from Earth: 149, 000 km Time to get there at the

The Sun Distance from Earth: 149, 000 km Time to get there at the speed of light: 8 min 20 s

Time to get there at the speed of light: 41 mins Distance from Earth:

Time to get there at the speed of light: 41 mins Distance from Earth: 558, 000 km Jupiter

Time to get there at the speed of light: 4. 2 hours Distance from

Time to get there at the speed of light: 4. 2 hours Distance from Earth: 4460, 000 km

Distance from Earth: 4. 3 Light Years Time to get there at the speed

Distance from Earth: 4. 3 Light Years Time to get there at the speed of light: 4. 3 years Alpha Centauri

Light Year • A light year (ly) is a unit that measures distance like

Light Year • A light year (ly) is a unit that measures distance like metres and kilometres. • A length of 1 ly is 9. 4605284 × 1015 metres. • This is the exact distant that light travels in 1 year.

Time to get there at the speed of light: 77. 6 years Distance from

Time to get there at the speed of light: 77. 6 years Distance from Earth: 77. 6 Light Years Regulus

Time to get there at the speed of light: 432 years Polaris Distance from

Time to get there at the speed of light: 432 years Polaris Distance from Earth: 432 Light Years

Distance from Earth: 1300 Light Years Time to get there at the speed of

Distance from Earth: 1300 Light Years Time to get there at the speed of light: 1300 years

Distance from Earth: 27, 000 Light Years Time to get there at the speed

Distance from Earth: 27, 000 Light Years Time to get there at the speed of light: 27, 700 years Centre Of The Galaxy

Distance from Earth: 160, 000 Light Years Time to get there at the speed

Distance from Earth: 160, 000 Light Years Time to get there at the speed of light: 160, 000 years

Time to get there at the speed of light: 2, 540, 000 years Distance

Time to get there at the speed of light: 2, 540, 000 years Distance from Earth: 2, 540, 000 Light Years

Distance from Earth: 12, 000 LY Time to get there at the speed of

Distance from Earth: 12, 000 LY Time to get there at the speed of light: 12, 000 years Sombrero Galaxy

Distance from Earth: 350, 000 LY Time to get there at the speed of

Distance from Earth: 350, 000 LY Time to get there at the speed of light: 350, 000 years

Time to get there at the speed of light: 13, 700, 000 years Distance

Time to get there at the speed of light: 13, 700, 000 years Distance from Earth: 13, 700, 000 LY