Why is the distance between stars expressed in light years ? What do you understand by the statement that a star is eight light years away from the earth

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The distance between the stars is millions of kilometers, so it is not convenient to express it in kilometers. It is expressed in light years. This means that light from this star 8 years to reach the Earth.

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