Assume the size of the sun is represented by a baseball with the Earth is about 15 meters (150 million km or 8 light minutes) away. How far away, to scale, would the nearest stars to the sun be? Pick the closest answer.
A) about the distance between New York and Boston (330 km)
B) 100 meters away
C) about the distance across the United States from New York to Los Angeles (4300 km)
D) about the distance across 50 football fields (50 * 100 m)

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The nearest stars to the sun, the Alpha Centauri system, are about 4.37 light-years away. To scale, this would be roughly the distance across the United States from New York to Los Angeles.

Assume the Size of the Sun Is Represented by a Baseball