Space & the Universe
On average, how many minutes does light from the Sun take to reach Earth?
Answer
8.3 minutes
You never see the Sun as it is — only as it was 8 minutes ago. If the Sun vanished right now, Earth would keep orbiting normally for those 8 minutes before anything changed, because gravity also travels at the speed of light.
Source: NASA
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