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5. It's not like there is a lot of less distant alternatives.

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 07:07 PM

Feb 2012

The closest star (Proxima Centauri) is 4.2 light years away.

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It's not like there is a lot of less distant alternatives. Fool Count Feb 2012 #5

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