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Travelling at near-light speed, how long must one journey in order to reach the nearest star?
*grins* I'll leave this one up there for a short span, just to see if any noggin- scratchers are awake out there...
5 Answers
- 6 years agoFavorite Answer
About 8 minutes to reach the Sun
And about 4 years to reach the next closest star.
- ?Lv 76 years ago
The Sun is the closest star to Earth, about 93 million miles away. Takes light 8 minutes to cover that much distance
- BenderLv 66 years ago
Since we can't break (or attain) the universal speed limit of lightspeed (186000 miles per second), in order to travel to our companion star, Sol, at a distance of 92,955,807* miles at perihelion would take slightly more than eight minutes if we traveled at near-light speed. Reaching the second-most nearest star, Proxima Centauri, at 250,000 AU** would take a bit longer -- more than 4.2 years traveling at near-lightspeed.
One AU** (astronomical unit) equals 92,955,807* miles.
Source(s): Basic physical and Earth sciences, plus public domain reference sources. - Anonymous6 years ago
16 years, Centauri.
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- Anonymous6 years ago
Ain't nobody got time for dat!