How long will it take light moving at 300,000 km/s to reach us from the sun? The sun is 15,000,000 km from earth.

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Lyric Spence

17 November, 22:42

How long will it take light moving at 300,000 km/s to reach us from the sun? The sun is 15,000,000 km from earth.

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Stanley · Answer 1

If the sun were only 15,000,000 km from Earth, then it would take light

only 50 seconds to reach Earth from the sun. But it's not. You dropped

a zero.

The sun is roughly 150,000,000 kilometers from Earth, and light takes

about 500 seconds (8.3 minutes) to make the trip.