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Measurement in Space


> > >    name         Ashley
> > >    status       student
> > >    age          12
>
> > >    Question -   Why do scientists rarely use miles or kilometers when
> > > measuring distance in space? what do they use? thank you please 
> e-mail me
> > > back before Friday Oct. 6th
> > >Ashley:)
>
>They get tired of saying "million bazillion kachillion" every time they talk
>about distance.  The most common unit of distance is the light year, the
>distance light travels in a year, which is around 6 trillion miles.
>
>Tim Mooney

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