How many earth years are in 1 light year?
1 Answer
Feb 29, 2016
An earth year is a unit of time.
A light year is a measure of distance.
Explanation:
A light year is the distance light will travel in a vacuum over the period of one (earth) year.
Since light travels at about
186300×86400×365≈5,875,000,000,000 miles.