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Light from the Sun reaches us in a little over 8 minutes, if that's what you were asking.

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How long would it take us on earth to know that the sun has burned out?

it will take about forever and ever and ever you will never know!


How long does it take stars light to get to us?

In our Solar System, we see light from our sun reflected off the planets. In more distant galaxies, light from many millions of stars takes a long time to reach the Earth. It takes light 4 years to reach the Earth from Sirius, a near neighbouring star. Using the Hubble telescope, we can see the light from the Eagle Nebula, which takes 7,000 years to reach the Earth.


How long it takes for light from CAPELLA to reach us?

It takes light 42.2 years for light from Capella to reach us


If the sun exploded how long would it take for us to see?

The Sun is approximately 93 million miles or 8 light minutes away... meaning the light from the sun takes a full 8 minutes to reach Earth. Therefore, if the sun were to explode (as improbable as that is), we here on Earth wouldn't notice it for 8 minutes. However, after 8 minutes, we would die instantly, so we may not notice much of anything.


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.

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How long does it take for the sun light to reach us?

About 8 minutes


How long does heat radiated from the sun take to reach us?

Roughly [8 and 1/3] minutes.


How long would it take to get to the sun if you could travel at the speed of light?

Sunlight takes 8.4 minutes to travel 93 million miles to Earth. It would take us that long to reach the Sun at light speed.


How long does light take to get from the sun to us?

8 minutes


How long to closest star?

The nearest star is the Sun; it takes light 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth from the Sun. The closest star outside our Sun is Proxima Centauri; it takes light 4.2 years to reach us. At speeds slower than the speed of light, it will obviously take longer.


How long it takes for light to reach us from the sun?

A little over 8 minutes. See link.


How long does it take for a letter to reach Winnipeg from us?

2 to 6 weeks


How long it will take to reach US from delhi?

It takes around 15 hours


How long would it take people on earth to notice the sun had stoped shinig?

If the sun were to suddenly stop shining, it would take approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds for people on Earth to notice, as that is the time it takes for light from the sun to reach our planet. We would experience darkness and a significant drop in temperature when the sunlight ceased to reach us.


How long does it take for registered mail to reach the US from Germany?

7-15 Days


How long does it take for an airmail package from us to reach Romania?

Approx. two weeks.


How long does mail take to reach Libya from US?

1 to 14 days or more