- Distance from Sun to Earth is approximately 1.5 x 10^11 m. - Speed of light is approximately 3 x 10^8 m/s. - Time = Distance / Speed.
How long does light take to reach the Earth from the Sun ?
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2017 · Topic: Space (Stellar Structure, Evolution, and Nucleosynthesis)
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