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The light from a star eight light years away will take eight years to reach Earth.

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What is the speed at at which light travels?

Light speeds along at nearly 300,000 kilometers per second (or 299,792.458 km to be exact). That is about 180,000 miles per second. Despite the extremely fast speed of light, sunlight still needs more than eight minutes to reach the earth. If one could turn off the light of the sun at this very instant, we would only experience the total darkness eight minutes later. Sun and earth are separated by what is called eight light minutes. If one thinks about it that myriads of stars are millions of light YEARS from the earth, one gets some impression of how immense the universe must be.


Does it take the sun just over eight minutes to travel 93 million miles to earth?

The Sun doesn't travel to Earth. What travels to Earth is the light from the Sun. This takes about 8m 20s.


How far in light years is the moon from the earth?

The average distance to the Moon is 384,399 kilometres = 4.06318742 × 10-8 light years (Note the minus) The moon is only a tiny fraction of one light year from earth. It takes light from the sun eight minutes to reach earth, and the moon is much closer to earth than the sun. Measuring such a small distance in light years is possible but impractical. ======================================= The moon is roughly 1.27 light seconds from the earth. (rounded) 1.27 light seconds is the same as 0.0000000406 light year. (rounded)


What is a statement that is not true about a white light?

White light is monochromatic light.


How long does the sun take to make light?

It takes right around eight minutes for sunlight to reach earth.

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How far does sun light shoot past earth?

Well I don't really understand your question but.. Light travels at 186,000 Miles per second and takes around eight and a half minutes to reach earth.


How does it take for light to reach earth?

If you mean light from the Sun, then it takes eight minutes for the light to reach the Earth.


How many light minutes is it from the earth to the sun?

About eight minutes for the sun's light to reach the earth, if that's what you're asking...


What takes eight minutes to reach Earth?

light from the sun


In how much time the light is coming from sun to earth?

Eight minutes


What is the Hilton holtel's vision statement?

Hilton's vision statement is "To fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality." This reflects their commitment to providing exceptional service and creating memorable experiences for guests around the world.


What is theLight distance to the sun?

The Earth is eight light-minutes away from the Sun.


How long does it takes from the sun to reach earth?

light takes about eight minutes


What do you understand from this statement I think therefore i am please shed some light on this please i will greatly appreciate it?

If I am aware of myself, then I must be here.


Does the suns light take eight years to reach earth?

Not unless it reflected off an object 4 light years away.Straight to Earth takes about 8 minutes.


In what time sunrays reach earth?

Eight minutes and nineteen seconds at the speed of light.


Light take about eight minutes to reach the earth from the sun ture or false?

it is True