How far are the starts from Earth?
Nov 20, 2020
Stars are billion 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 a huge amount out 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 sometimes even years to reach us!
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.