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If a star that was 120 light years away from Earth exploded on the day you were born, would you be able to witness the event in your lifetime? Why or why not?
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If a star that was 120 light years away from Earth exploded on the day you were born, would you be able to witness the event in your lifetime? Why or why not?

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no, unless you live to be freakishly old. the light would take 120 years to reach your eyes, and even then, you would be seeing what happened 120 years ago.
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