The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy is estimated at about 2 x 106 light years. A light year is the distance traveled by light in one year; if the speed of light is 3 x 108 m/s, about how far is it from our galaxy to Andromeda.

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The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy is estimated at about 2 x 106 light years. A light year is the distance traveled by light in one year; if the speed of light is 3 x 108 m/s, about how far is it from our galaxy to Andromeda.

 

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