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If scientists build a telescope that can see million light years away, how old are the light waves they are detecting? A. 1,000 years old B. 1,000,000 years old C. 10,000,000 years old D. 100,000 years old

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Answer:

1,000,000 years

Explanation:

Well considering 1 light year takes light a year to travel, 1 million light years would take light 1 million years to travel, so the answer is 1,000,000 years old

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