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Distance of the sun from the earth
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is it true that it takes light from the sun 7 mins to reach the earth? Maybe i'm being stupid but i thought the sun was light years away??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.That's about right something like 93 millon miles which is about 8 light minutes.
A light year is nearly 6 trillion miles (6,000,000,000,000) and even the nearest star is over 4 light years away
As Douglas Adams said: "Space is big....I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store,
but that's just peanuts to space"
A light year is nearly 6 trillion miles (6,000,000,000,000) and even the nearest star is over 4 light years away
As Douglas Adams said: "Space is big....I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store,
but that's just peanuts to space"