Where Did The Stars Go?

Light travels at…um….well the speed of light. Imagine a speed named after you! And imagine a bunch of light (that’s the technical term for its plurality!) setting off on a journey at that speed in our direction. Hoora fast! 186,000 miles every second.

OK, so it’s heading out at a lick. And light years later… a light year is the number of seconds in one year times by 186,000 (if we’re dealing in miles)….it reaches us. The very nearest star to earth (other than our sun) is 4.26 light years away. Which is a fair few miles

Some stars, though apparently it is rare, are so far away that they themselves have died by the time their light reaches us.

I find that idea encouraging. Because a kind deed is a little bit of light in a dark world. And perhaps its influence can also outlast its giver.

”Where Did The Stars Go?

They’re shining in your eyes.