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(a) Distances among stellar bodies do not change.

(b) Gravity of stellar bodies does not change.

(c) Light always travels in straight line.

(d) Speed of light is always same.

Answer: (d)

Explanation:

A light-year is a measurement of distance in space.
The astronomical distances are measured in light-years because, the speed of light is constant throughout the universe and is known to high precision. In a vacuum, light travels at 670,616,629 mph (1,079,252,849 km/h).
To find the distance of a light-year, you multiply this speed by the number of hours in a year (8,766). The result: One light-year equals 5,878,625,370,000 miles (9.5 trillion km).

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