Question

Distances in the Milky Way are calculated in ___________.

Answer 1

Distance from the Milky Way is calculated in a light year. Light is the fastest travelling thing known to us. Its speed is around 300,00 per second. A ray of light, within a year, will cover a distance of 946,080crore km. This entire distance has to be considered as a unit by scientists. It is named as a light year.