> if it's 23 million light years way from us, is it possible that the planet no longer exist at all? Yes, in the same way that if the sun were to suddenly go o

> if it's 23 million light years way from us, is it possible that the planet no longer exist at all? Yes, in the same way that if the sun were to suddenly go out, we wouldn't find out for eight minutes (the time that it takes for light from the sun to reach the earth).