A light-year is the distance light travels in one year, or about 6 trillion miles. This is an object so dense that its gravity will not permit even light to escape and is, thus, invisible to direct detection. Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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