Stargazing Mumbai - The distance travelled by the light in one year is known as one light year. So if we place a mirror at a distance of 10 Light years away
![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? 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?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/olfIYYES8IE/maxresdefault.jpg)
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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