Given That Our Galaxy Has a Volume of Approximately 8

question 62

Multiple Choice

Given that our galaxy has a volume of approximately 8 × 10¹² ly³, what is the average distance between civilizations if there are currently 1 million intelligent civilizations in our galaxy?

• A) 1,500 ly
• B) 200 ly
• C) 320 ly
• D) 2,800 ly

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