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How much time does light take to reach us from the Sun?

Sunlight travels at the speed of light. Light emitted from the surface of the Sun has to travel across the vacuum of space to reach our eyes. It takes an average of 8 minutes and 20 seconds for the sunlight to travel from the Sun to the Earth.


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