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  • Planetary Distances: Earth, Moon, Sun & Proxima Centauri
    Here are the approximate distances:

    * Earth to Moon: 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers)

    * Earth to Sun: 93 million miles (150 million kilometers)

    * Earth to Proxima Centauri (nearest star): 4.24 light-years (25 trillion miles or 40 trillion kilometers)

    Important Notes:

    * Light-years: A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. This is a vast distance, making interstellar distances difficult to comprehend in more familiar units.

    * Variable Distances: The Earth's orbit around the Sun is elliptical, so the distance between them varies slightly throughout the year. Similarly, the Moon's orbit is not perfectly circular.

    * Proxima Centauri: While it is the closest star to our Sun, it is part of a triple star system (Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri).

    Let me know if you have any other questions about space!

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