document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189857>Question 189857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alpha Centauri, which lies 4.4 light years away, is the closest star system. It would be good candidate for discovering an Earth-like world. The distance to Alpha Centauri is 3,000 times farther than any space probe has ever traveled. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In miles, how far is the journey to Alpha Centauri?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In miles, approximately how far has the furthest space probe traveled? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In miles, how far is the journey to Alpha Centauri?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.4 yrs * no. of seconds in 1yr * 186,000mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.4 * 3600 * 24 * 365 * 186000 = 2.58(10^13) miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In miles, approximately how far has the furthest space probe traveled?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282.58%2810%5E13%29%29%2F3000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282.58%2810%5E13%29%29%2F3000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8,600,000,000 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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