How far are stars from Earth?

Stars are billions of kilometres away from each other. Yes, that sounds like an awesome distance. Isn’t it? Since the stars are so far away, it takes huge amount of time for the light of the star to reach us. Depending on the distance of the star from the Earth, the light of the star can take seconds, minutes and sometime even years to reach us! What does this mean? Let’s find out.

Fast-Fact:

The name of the star nearest to the Earth is Proxima Centauri. Are you wondering how far it is from Earth? Well, it is 4.28 light years away