Multiple Choice
The nearest star beyond the Sun is Proxima Centauri, which is approximately 4.22 ly away. Suppose Proxima Centauri is surrounded by an Oort cloud the same size as our own. What would be the distance between these Oort clouds as a fraction of the distance between these two stars?
A) 0.27
B) 0.63
C) 0.87
D) 0.99
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