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Why do scientists use astronomical units and light years to measure distances in space
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Why do scientists use astronomical units and light years to measure distances in space

Why do scientists use astronomical units and light years to measure distances in space-example-1
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Because Astronomers use light-year instead of kilometers to measure distances in the universe because distances in space are so huge that km would be too large to manage.
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