Speed of light: c = 299,792,458 m/s ≈ 186,282 miles/second. Light from Sun to Earth: 8 min 20 sec.
1 light-year = 9.461 × 10¹⁵ meters = 5.879 × 10¹² miles.
The nearest star (Proxima Centauri) is 4.24 light-years — over 40 trillion km away.
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299,792,458 meters per second (≈186,282 miles/second or 670,616,629 mph).
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