Light-year Light-year The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.46 trillion kilometres or 5.88 trillion miles. As defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a light-year is the distance that light travels in vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days). Because it includes the word "year", the term light-year is sometimes misinterpreted as a unit of time. The light-year is most often used when expressing distances to stars and other distances on a galactic scale, especially in nonspecialist and popular science publications. The unit most commonly used in professional astrometry is the parsec
Cherish the Light Years for "Underworld USA" and "Catacombs" which were written by Eisold and Sean Martin. Cherish the Light Years Cherish the Light Years is the second studio album from the American band Cold Cave, released in April 2011 on Matador Records. "Cherish the Light Years" was released on April 5, 2011. The album was released by Matador Records on 12" vinyl, CD, and Digital formats. iTunes features an iTunes LP digital download which features an exclusive track, lyrics, and photos. The album currently holds a 71 out of 100 rating on Metacritic. The score was based on reviews from 26 critics with