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Alex
3 years ago
15

Why do astronomers use light years to measure distances in space?

Geography
1 answer:
andrew11 [14]3 years ago
4 0
The distances are so great and vast that they need a large measurement to easier express the distances. They use Astronomical Units (AUs) for distances within our solar system.
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