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How long doessecon closest star take for light from tat star to reach us to earth?
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∙ 13y ago
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.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe sun is the closest star to Earth. It takes 8 minutes and 19 seconds for light to reach Earth. The closest star outside of our solar system is Proxima Centauri. Light from Proxima Centauri takes roughly 4.24 years to reach Earth.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe closest star is our Sun - it takes light 8 minutes, 20 seconds to reach us.
The closest star OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM is Proxima Centauri; it takes light 4.3 years to reach us.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoAbout 4.2 years
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What takes longer to reach earth light from the sun or light from other stars?
Light from the sun because all light travels at the same speed, and the sun is the closest star to the earth, so therefore the light from the sun reaches the earth before light from other (further away) stars
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 takes the sunlight to reach the Earth?
It takes light around 8 minutes and 19 seconds to reach the earth from the sun.
How long does it take a beam of light to reach planet earth from your nearest star?
It takes approx. 8 and half minutes to reach earth
What time light takes from Sun to reach Earth is?
8 minutes.
What takes longer to reach earth light from the sun or light from other stars?
Light from the sun because all light travels at the same speed, and the sun is the closest star to the earth, so therefore the light from the sun reaches the earth before light from other (further away) stars
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 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.
How does sunlight reach earth?
the light speed are very fast so light easily reach on earth
How much time needs to reach the earth explosions on earth?
At its closest point, sunlight only takes 490 seconds to reach Earth.
How long does it take reflected light from Jupiter to reach the earth?
Jupiter and Earth are not always the same distance apart. At their closest, it would take about 1.96 seconds. At their furthest, about 3.22 seconds.
Do constellations have a fixed shape?
because stars cannot move fast enough for people to be able to tell that they moved from Earth, and also because it takes thousands of years for the light of stars to reach Earth. If the big bang happened at one particular moment, it would take eight minutes for the first light to reach earth (the sun is the closest star to the earth, and it is eight light minutes away)
Why does daylight get longer in summer?
Light takes 8 minutes to reach the face of the earth and during the summer time, earth is closest to the sun. When the Earth has rotated, not facing the sun, the light still needs to take time to reach the Earth but the Sun is not in the radius of our position so it is no longer directing sunlight towards us. Giving the illusion of longer daylight.
How long it takes the suns light to reach earth?
It takes approximately 8 minutes for the Sun's light to reach Earth.
How long would it take you to reach the nearest star from Earth?
How long will depend on the velocity. The closest star would be 4.24 light years away
During which season does the Earth reach periphelion?
Winter. In the beginning of January, the Earth is closest to the sun.
