Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star about 640 light-years from Earth. So light from Betelgeuse takes 640 years to get here.
Here's an interesting fact; the star Betelgeuse is probably near the end of its life, and may explode in a supernova explosion any time. Very massive stars like Betelgeuse live fast and die in under 100 million years, and Betelgeuse will probably go supernova within the next 10,000 years. This is like no time at all in cosmic terms, but in terms of a HUMAN lifetime, it probably will NOT happen while we're alive to see it.
But it could. In fact, Betelgeuse might have exploded 500 years ago, and we wouldn't know it for another 140 years!
No one really knows, because no one has ever been to Betelgeuse. It would take much more time than getting to Pluto.
It will take 8 minutes for the light from the sun to reach Earth. The actual heat of the sun does not reach all the way out to Earth. The warmth on Earth comes from the conversion of light energy to heat energy.
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.
When traveling at the speed of light, about 8 minutes. When walking, alot longer.
81/3 minutes from the sun's surface, but possibly thousands of yearsto reach the sun's surface from its center.
The light takes about 640 years to reach Earth, as Betelgeuse (a red supergiant star) is about 640 light years from Earth.
It takes approximately 8 minutes for the Sun's light to reach Earth.
No one really knows, because no one has ever been to Betelgeuse. It would take much more time than getting to Pluto.
It takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds for light from the sun to reach the Earth.
About 37 years.
0.28 Seconds
6,300 years
Betelgeuse is approximately 642 light-years away from Earth, and its diameter is about 1,000 times that of our Sun. If we assume a hypothetical spacecraft could travel at the speed of light, it would take about 642 years to reach Betelgeuse. However, if we consider the size of the star itself, circumnavigating it would take significantly longer, depending on the spacecraft's speed. Overall, the journey is currently beyond our technological capabilities and would take many lifetimes to complete.
approximately 3 seconds.
8 minutes
light takes about eight minutes
It takes light around 8 minutes and 19 seconds to reach the earth from the sun.