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Probably, since there are star explosions all the time. Please note that no information travels FASTER than light, so we have no way of knowing in advance, unless we see a star that is about to explode, and correctly guess this fact.

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Why is it important to know how long light takes to reach the Earth?

Since light travels at a known speed and changes in frequency as it travels, it provides a way of measuring the distance to faraway stellar objects (stars, galaxies). This provides important clues to the structure of the universe. To the naked eye, dim nearer objects (asteroids, planets, stars) look the same as bright faraway ones (galaxies). Some distant stars and galaxies whose light reaches the Earth today no longer exist, at least not in the form they had when the light was emitted, many millions of years ago. As for the light from the Sun, its 8-minute travel time to Earth is an interesting concept, but has little bearing on how the Sun affects the Earth.


What does observable universe mean?

The observable universe refers to the portion of the universe that can be seen from Earth, limited by the distance light has traveled since the Big Bang, approximately 13.8 billion years ago. This region encompasses all celestial objects whose light has had enough time to reach us, creating a spherical boundary around our planet. Beyond this boundary, there may be more universe that we cannot observe due to the finite speed of light and the expansion of space. The observable universe is estimated to be about 93 billion light-years in diameter.


Which is the only planet whose English name does not derive from greek roman mythology?

Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name "Earth" is of Germanic origin and comes from Old English and Germanic words meaning "ground" or "soil."


Why did human eyes evolve to detect visible light?

Because the people whose eyes could not detect visible light didn't surviveto have children. They were completely outclassed, outhunted, and outfoughtby the people whose eyes could detect it.


How would your weight change on the surface of an earth size planet whose mass was greater than earth?

It would be greater.

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Why is it important to know how long light takes to reach the Earth?

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