• The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is classified as a G2 yellow dwarf star.
• After the Sun in our Solar System, the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. It is about 39.9 trillion km away or 4.2 light years. This means it takes light from this star 4.2 years to reach Earth. Using the newest, fastest space probe propulsion systems would still take a craft about 75,000 years to get there.
• There are approximately 200-400 billion stars in our Milky Way Galaxy alone.