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Hiw long does it take for a light beam from the sun to hit the earth?
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∙ 13y ago
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!
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How many light years away from earth is mercury?
Mercury Is 0.000131 lightyears away from earth
How long does it take to get from earth to Ganymede?
5 years in light years
How long would it take to travel at the speed of light from Earth to Aldebaran?
It would take 65 years 11 months to travel to Aldebaran from Earth traversing at the speed of light.
How long does it take for a ray of light to reach the earth from the sun?
8 min.
How long does it take for light to travel from alpha cenauri to earth?
4.25 years, because it is 4.25 light years away.
How long would it take a beam of light to travel the solar system?
My science teacher told our class that a beam of light takes approximately 8 min. to get to planet Earth.
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 long does it take for a beam of sunlight to reach earth?
8 seconds
How long would it take a laser beam to hit mars from earth orbit?
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.
How long would it take a laser beam to go from earth to Sirius?
Since sirius is 8.6 light years away and light travels at the speed of light including lasers then guess what?? It's gonna take 8.6 years...
How long would it take to send a beam of light to Pluto?
6 hours.
How long would it take for a beam of light to go to the moon?
The Moon is about 1.4 light-seconds away.
How long would it take a light beam to go across a galaxy 50000 light years in diameter and return?
It would take 100000 years.
How long does it take the light to travel to the earth?
It takes Light 8 Minutes to get from the Sun to the Earth.
How many light years away from earth is mercury?
Mercury Is 0.000131 lightyears away from earth
How long does it take to get from here to the sun?
If you could right on a beam of light it would take about 8 minutes 20 seconds.
If you had an extreamly powerful tourch that could shine all the way around the earth how long would it take for the beam of light to go around the earth and hit you on the back?
in general i don't think we have a light that strong to go higher then the skies!!!! u would have to be on a angle to make it go around the earth. I think it would take about the range of minutes to seconds. that is my thought though . if you did have a light that power full it would take a black hole on the othere side of the earth to suck the light around the earth , because light can bend to a certain point .
