A light year is not a measure of speed. It is a measure of distance. Specifically, it is the distance that light travels in one year. This comes out...
How many light years is the Oort cloud from Earth? How many light years away can the Hubble Telescope see? What planet is one astronomical unit from the Sun? How many miles does the Earth travel around the Sun in a year? How many light years can the Hubble Space Telescope see?
“Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew.As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time,he’s joined by a group of ambitious recruits and his charming rob...
The action-packed Toy Story 2 cemented Pixar as a cultural force for decades to come, and with its still-standing 100% Tomatometer score, the 1999 sequel was for a long time the best-reviewed movie on Rotten Tomatoes. (Today, it still ranks highly, along with many other Pixar films, in...
Wow, I talked a lot. What should I do now? Continue on to the intermediate level even though I not able to speak or understand at any kind of speed or just keep doing what I am doing? In a few years when you have your own tutors, I know what the answer will be. ...
Because of its proximity to the earth (only 4.36 light years) it has a high apparent magnitude (-0.27 for the combination of Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B). Alpha Centauri B is slightly further (4.40 light years) and the third star in this cluster, Proxima Centauri, is the ...
Cruisers aiming to transit the Panama Canal in 2020 are in for some sticker shock. The canal authority has doubled the minimum charge for small vessels in its first toll increase in many years. Sailors with boats under 50ft have every right to feel peeved at the increase. Until...read mo...
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. Dumbo the Flying Elephant. Haunted Mansion. “it’s a small world.” Mad Tea Party. The Magic Carpets of Aladdin. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Mickey’s PhilharMagic. Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. ...
Many days, FastPass+ for Avatar Flight of Passage will be “sold out” 60 or more days in advance. This is possible because hotel guests have 60 days from the date of check-in. So, if you’re taking a 10-day on-site Walt Disney World vacation, you effectively have a 70-day window...
How many minutes does it take for a radio message to reach Earth from Saturn if Saturn is 7.9 times 10^8 kilometers from Earth? The nearest star to our sun is Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.3 light years from the sun. A light year is th...