How far is Proxima Centauri from the earth?

1 Answer
Jul 27, 2017

About 4.2 light years, or 4 x #10^16# meters.

Explanation:

This distance has been re-evaluated since I was young, but essentially it is a very long way. The fastest spacecraft we have built would take millennia to reach it, and we don't think there's anything terribly interesting about it to merit the investment.