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How long is a light year?


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A light-year is the total distance that a beam of light, moving in a straight line, travels in one year (almost 6 trillion miles).

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A light year is a measure of distance not time. It is almost 6 trillion miles. ChaCha!

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How Long is a Light-Year? The light-year is a measure of distance, not time. It is the total distance that a beam of light, MORE

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The light-year is a measure of distance, not time. Total distance that a beam of light, moving in straight line, travels one year.

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A light year is 5,865,696,000,000 miles (9,460,800,000,000 kilometers). Thanks for using ChaCha.

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