Question

The table below shows the approximate distances of two stars from Earth. Name of star Approximate distance from Earth (in light years) Alpha Centauri 4.4 Luyten's Star 12.39 Which of these is a correct conclusion about the two stars? (1 point) Light from Alpha Centauri has to travel a distance of less than 5 million kilometers to reach Earth. Light from Luyten's Star has to travel a distance of less than 5 million kilometers to reach Earth. Photographs of the stars taken at the same time show a more recent image of Alpha Centauri than Luyten's Star. Photographs of the stars taken at the same time show a more recent image of Luyten's Star than Alpha Centauri.

Answer 1

The answer is

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Photographs of the stars taken at the same time show a more recent image of Alpha Centauri than Luyten's Star.

Answer 2

A light year is about 9.5 trillion kilometers, so both the first answer are completely wrong. On the other hand, each time we look at the sky we see the stars as they were when the light that reach us begin its journey; therefore, the distant the star the older the image we get of it.
The answer is that photographs of the stars taken at the same time show a more recent image of Alpha Centauri than Luyten's Star.