How Fast Does Light Travel from Proxima Centuri to Earth $3 × 10^8$

question 2

Multiple Choice

How fast does light travel from Proxima Centuri to Earth

• A)4.2 ly
• B)4.2 years
• C)\(3 × 10^8\) m/s
• D)None of the other choices are correct.

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