💡 Trivia Aside From The Sun, The Closest Star To Earth Is 4.24 Light-Years Away

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The closest star to Earth is called Proxima Centauri, which scientists have measured to be 4.24 light-years away. What does that actually look like? Well, one light-year is the equivalent of 5.88 trillion miles.

So the distance from Earth to Proxima Centauri is approximately 24.9 trillion miles. Compare that to the distance between the Earth and the sun - a measly 93 million miles.

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