• Question: how many light years would it take me to travel from earth to the moon and back 480 times

    Asked by ECH to Sarah, Jo on 11 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Jo Sadler

      Jo Sadler answered on 11 Mar 2015:


      About 0.00004 light years. In solar system terms the moon is really quite close so light years isn’t the best way to measure it!

    • Photo: Sarah Kirk

      Sarah Kirk answered on 12 Mar 2015:


      It’s only 8 light minutes to the sun, which is further away than the moon! It’s 1.28 light seconds to the moon, so about 615 light seconds 480 times.

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