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Light takes about 8 minutes to reach the earth from the sun true or false?
True. Light from the sun takes approximately 8 minutes to travel to Earth at the speed of light.
How old is the star procyon?
Procyon is estimated to be around 1.7 billion years old. It is a relatively young star compared to the sun, which is about 4.6 billion years old.
What is the age of the star vega?
No one knows exactly, but they do know that it's about 1/10 the age of our sun. It's also evolving so quickly that it's almost in the mid point of it's life. It used to be our North Star about 13,000 years ago, and will be again one day....
How old is the sun right now It is a billion years old?
Our sun is about 4.6 billion years old, about halfway through its life.
The largest stars are times the mass of the sun?
The largest star known, Eta Carinae, has about 150 times the Sun's mass but it is only 3 million years old and likely to explode in less than a million years so is unstable and short-lived compared to other stars.
Compare Alpha Centari to the sun?
Alpha Centari is the nearest star to the Solar System's Sun. Alpha Centari is thought to be in the order of at least 4 to 7 billion years old. The Sun's age is estimated to be at the low end 4.6, and thus likely to be much younger. Another difference is that Alpha Centari is really a binary star system, while the Sun is the only star in the Solar System.
How old is the alpha centauri star?
About 4 850 000 000 years
When will alpha centauri b die?
Science is unable to know for sure if there is life on the planets surrounding Alpha Centauri. However, it has been identified as one of the environments likely most similar to earth's environment.
How old is the Sun compared to the Universe as a whole?
The Sun was formed about 4.57 billion years ago whereas the universe is 13.75 ±0.17 billion years old at current best guess. The sun is about one third the age of the universe.
How old were you when the light that you see left Proxima Centauri?
I was 64.
Light takes about 8 minutes to reach the earth from the sun true or false?
True. Light from the sun takes approximately 8 minutes to travel to Earth at the speed of light.
When we look up at the sky at proxima centauri how old is that light?
That light is 4.2 years old.
How old is the star procyon?
Procyon is estimated to be around 1.7 billion years old. It is a relatively young star compared to the sun, which is about 4.6 billion years old.
How old would you be after sending and receiving a message from Proxima Centauri?
It depends on how old you are to start. Since Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light years away, it would take 8.4 years to send a message an receive a reply.
What is the position of the star proxima centauri?
Proxima Centauri is located in the constellation of Centaurus. It is the closest known star to the Sun, at a distance of about 4.24 light-years. Its coordinates in the sky are RA 14h 29m 47s, Dec -62° 40' 46".
How old is Alpha Condé?
Alpha Condé is 71 years old (birthdate: March 4, 1940).
How old is Alpha Oumar Konaré?
Alpha Oumar Konaré is 65 years old (birthdate: February 2, 1946).
