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If you traveled at the speed of light how long would it take you to reach earth's nearest star?
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∙ 15y ago
Actually, the closest star to Earth is Sun which would be reached in a little more than 8 minutes.
As for other stars, closest one is Proxima Centauri. You'd need to travel for 4 years and 2 months to reach it at the speed of light. You may or may not know that you have asked a delightful trick question. If I were traveling at the speed of light [impossible, of course] how long would it take me to get to earth's nearest star? From my point of view, the trip would be instantaneous. It would also be an instantaneous trip if I traveled to a destination 100 million light years away. Time completely stops at light speed. Observers on earth would conclude that the trip took me 8 minutes. We would all be right, within the scope of our individual frames of reference.
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How long does it take light from our nearest star to reach us?
Several thousand years.
What is nearest star to your sun?
Alpha cetauri is the nearest star from the sun.It is 4.22 light years away. it means that light from the star takes 4.22 years to reach us.
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
How old is sunlight when it hits Earth?
it is estimated that it takes approximately 8 mins for light for the sun to reach the earths crust
How long would it take to get to the centre of the earths Milky way galaxy?
It takes 225 MILLION Earth years for the sun to orbit the center of the Milky Way once.
How long would it take the get to the nearest star not including the sun?
That depends on what kind of route you traveled, and how fast you traveled. No space craft ever travels in a straight line. But since that's the shortest route to anywhere, let's assume that you could travel a straight route to the nearest star. Then the distance would be 4.4 light-years, or about 25,870,000,000,000 miles. -- If you traveled at the speed of light, it would take you 53 months. -- If you traveled at 1 million mph, you'd pass the moon in 14 minutes, and arrive at the nearest star in 671 years. -- If you traveled at 60 mph so as to avoid speeding tickets, you'd reach the nearest star in a little over 11 million years.
Which type of light energy found in solar radation is most likely to reach the earths surface?
visible light
How long does light take to reach the nearest star proxima centaury?
About 4.2 years.
How long does it take light from our nearest star to reach us?
Several thousand years.
What is nearest star to your sun?
Alpha cetauri is the nearest star from the sun.It is 4.22 light years away. it means that light from the star takes 4.22 years to reach us.
How does it take for the nearest star besides the sun s light to reach use?
About four years.
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.
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
How old is sunlight when it hits Earth?
it is estimated that it takes approximately 8 mins for light for the sun to reach the earths crust
How did people reach America?
They traveled across the ocean with ships. The first people to reach America Was Columbus, who traveled on the Mayflower from Spain.
How did people first reach America?
They traveled across the ocean with ships. The first people to reach America Was Columbus, who traveled on the Mayflower from Spain.
How long would it take to get to the centre of the earths Milky way galaxy?
It takes 225 MILLION Earth years for the sun to orbit the center of the Milky Way once.
