It has come at the speed of light

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So the Universe is BIG and all our knowledge has been obtained by analysing the light from space

It has come at the speed of light So the Universe is BIG and all our knowledge has been obtained by analysing the light from space It has come at the speed of light 3x1010 cm s-1 = 3x105 km s-1 = 300,000 km per sec

It has come at the speed of light So the Universe is BIG and all our knowledge has been obtained by analysing the light from space It has come at the speed of light 3x1010 cm s-1 = 3x105 km s-1 = 300,000 km per sec 30 million seconds in a year

It has come at the speed of light So the Universe is BIG and all our knowledge has been obtained by analysing the light from space It has come at the speed of light 3x1010 cm s-1 = 3x105 km s-1 = 300,000 km per sec 30 million seconds in a year 1 light year (ly) = 1013 km = ten million million km

It has come at the speed of light So the Universe is BIG and all our knowledge has been obtained by analysing the light from space It has come at the speed of light 3x1010 cm s-1 = 3x105 km s-1 = 300,000 km per sec 30 million seconds in a year 1 light year (ly) = 1013 km = ten million million km Orbit of Pluto is about 1/000 ly

It has come at the speed of light So the Universe is BIG and all our knowledge has been obtained by analysing the light from space It has come at the speed of light 3x1010 cm s-1 = 3x105 km s-1 = 300,000 km per sec 30 million seconds in a year 1 light year (ly) = 1013 km = ten million million km Orbit of Pluto is about 1/000 ly Orbit of the Earth ca 1/100,000 ly

Harry Kroto 2004

It has come at the speed of light 3x1010 cm s-1 = 3x105 km s-1 So the Universe is BIG and all our information about it has been obtained by analysing the light received from space It has come at the speed of light 3x1010 cm s-1 = 3x105 km s-1 3x107 sec in a year 1ly = 1013 km = 1018cm Orbit of Pluto about 10-3 ly Orbit of the earth ca 10-5 ly Harry Kroto 2004