It came from the direction of Sagittarius; the nearest star in that direction is 220 light-years away.
它来自射手座的方向；那个方向最近的恒星距离220光年。
So, I think we'll be able to do to a lot better than 2,000 years to the nearest star.
因此我认为我们可以做到在远小于2000年的时间内抵达最近的恒星。
Measuring the distance to the nearest star, on the other hand, can be a little tricky.
另一方面，要测量与最近恒星间的距离可能有些棘手了。
Of course, that also means the craft would require 7,000 years to reach the nearest star — but that's if the sails depended on current technology.
当然即使如此，这也意味着飞船需要7000年才能抵达最近的恒星，但要注意的是，这种假设是基于目前的技术而言的。
Fair question. After all, if we can detect gravitational waves, or send a probe to land on a comet, surely we can send some rubbish to our nearest star?
这是个不错的问题。毕竟，如果我们能探测到引力波，能发送探测器到彗星上，那我们为什么就不能将垃圾送到离我们最近的星球上去呢？
We see the moon as it was 1.3 seconds ago; the sun as it was 8.3 minutes ago; the nearest star 4.2 years ago; the most distant galaxy as it was about 13.3 billion years ago.
我们看到的月亮，是1.3秒以前的；太阳，是8.3分钟以前的；离地球最近的星星，是4.2年以前的；而离地球最远的星系，则是133亿年前的。
Those are amazing objects in their own right, and also rather rare (perhaps because they're so difficult to spot) : there's eight known white dwarfs in the hundred nearest star systems to our sun.
白矮星是具个性的，也是非常稀有(可能因为定位它们很困难)令人惊异的恒星，在上百个离我们的太阳最近的星系中只有八颗已知的白矮星。
A fourth object, which has more than ten times the mass of Earth and is the nearest to the star yet found, was noticed by another team in 2004.
第四颗行星被另一个科研小组于2004年发现，它有着地球十倍的质量，而且是与那颗已知恒星距离最近的。
This 3-star hotel offers comfortable accommodation in Essen, a short stroll from the nearest U-Bahn (underground) station, which can bring you into the city centre in just 10 minutes.
这间位于Essen的三星级酒店为您提供舒适的住宿，几步之遥就可抵达最近的地铁(地下铁)站，车站距市中心只有十分钟的车程。
This 3-star hotel offers comfortable accommodation in Essen, a short stroll from the nearest U-Bahn (underground) station, which can bring you into the city centre in just 10 minutes.
这间位于Essen的三星级酒店为您提供舒适的住宿，几步之遥就可抵达最近的地铁(地下铁)站，车站距市中心只有十分钟的车程。
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