Halley's comet hasn't hit Earth yet, and there's no reason to believe it's about to.
It swings by at its closest about every 76th year.
It depends on where Earth and Mars are in their orbits. Since Mars takes longer to orbit the sun than Earth does the distance between the two planets varies considerably. When Earth and Mars are closest a beam of light will take about 4 minutes to reach Mars from Earth. When they are farthest (on opposite sides of the sun) a bean of light would take about 12 minutes.
Close to 100%, if you wait long enough.
it's been long gone. solar 'tsunamis' hit about once every 11 years, but earth's magnetic field prevents it from getting through.
Too long
There are no known asteroids the size of Texas that have even the slightest chance of hitting Earth. The only known Texas-sized asteroid is Ceres, which has a stable orbit in the asteroid belt and could never hit Earth.
The rays from the sun take 8 minutes to hit the earth
3 to 4 days.
They do it all the time.
Rock around the Clock and See you later, alligator
it takes about 8 minutes for the sunlight to get to the earth.
It varies, but the last shuttle mission hit orbit about 12 minutes after launch.
8 minutes
The theory of plate tectonics explains that Earth's lithosphere is divided into large plates that move and interact with each other. Millions of years ago, these plates were once all connected as one supercontinent called Pangaea. As the plates moved and shifted over time, Pangaea broke apart, leading to the formation of the continents we see today.
From the time the light photon is generated in the core of the Sun, it may take millions of years to get to the surface. But once it reaches the surface of the Sun, the Earth is only 8 minutes 20 seconds away!
From the time mission control gives the signal for the shuttle to re-enter and return to Earth, it takes about one hour for the whole process. The shuttle flies at 17,000 mph before the wheels hit the Earth.
Approx. 8/9 mins.
A long time...