The Voyager 2 Spacecraft is currently on its way out of our solar system at a speed of about 50,000 kilometers per hour. It will reach the distance of the nearest star system (beyond our solar system) in about ________ years.
A) 100
B) 1000
C) 10,000
D) 100,000
E) 1,000,000
D) 100,000
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