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How long does it take a beam of light to reach planet earth from your nearest star?
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It takes approx. 8 and half minutes to reach earth
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The nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4.3 light-years away If light leaves this star in 2020 when will it reach Earth?
4.0 light years away.
How long doessecon closest star take for light from tat star to reach us to earth?
4.37 years. the star is Alpha Centauri ---- That's wrong. The closest star is the sun and it takes 8.3 minutes for light to reach us. when phrased nearest star it can be a trick question.. Alpha Centauri is the nearest star besides the Sun.
Which planet have more distance from earth?
The planet furthest away from Earth is Pluto, which is 2 and three quarters of a billion miles away from Earth. Light takes approximately 9 hours to reach us from it. It is the smallest planet in our Solar System, being classified as a 'dwarf planet', and very cold, with a surface covered mostly in either ice or frozen gases.
How long does it take for the light generated by the star Betelgeuse to reach Earth?
The light takes about 640 years to reach Earth, as Betelgeuse (a red supergiant star) is about 640 light years from Earth.
How long does it take light from our nearest star to reach us?
Several thousand years.
How long would it take light from the sun to reach planet earth?
approximately 8.33seconds
The time taken by the light to reach on the earth?
8 minutes 20 seconds for light from the sun. 4.4 years for light from the next nearest star.
What is the name of the nearest star to Earth?
The Sun is nearest star to Earth. Its light takes about 8 min. 20.33 sec. to reach to Earth. Its mine the distance of the Sun is near about 150 million km.
The nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4.3 light-years away If light leaves this star in 2020 when will it reach Earth?
4.0 light years away.
How does it take for light to reach earth?
If you mean light from the Sun, then it takes eight minutes for the light to reach the Earth.
Does most of suns energy reach earth in light energy?
it does reach the earth in light energy.
If earth were tilted away from sun then?
if you r saying if earth gone out of reach of the sun's lite then the whole planet will be dark and without the sun's light eventually every life form on earth will die until earth will get the sun's light
How does sunlight reach earth?
the light speed are very fast so light easily reach on earth
How long would it take light to travel from the nearest star to us?
The nearest star to Earth is regarded as the Sun. The light from the Sun takes 8.3 minutes approximately, after calculating the distance of the Sun from Earth and the speed of light. It can be calculated by the formula: Time = Distance / Speed. If you mean the nearest star apart from the Sun, that is "Proxima Centauri". That light from that star takes about 4.22 years to reach us.
Has an earth like planet been discovered else where in the universe?
Yes, there was a planet with water discovered. Though it is 2-3 billion light years away and is nearly impossible to reach.
Could you tell me about the stars?
our sun is much closer to us than the stars. Light from the sun takes about eight minutes to reach Earth, but the light fromthe next nearest star takes a sevral years to reach us
How long doessecon closest star take for light from tat star to reach us to earth?
4.37 years. the star is Alpha Centauri ---- That's wrong. The closest star is the sun and it takes 8.3 minutes for light to reach us. when phrased nearest star it can be a trick question.. Alpha Centauri is the nearest star besides the Sun.
