Question

HOTS: Imagine you were on a space
craft travelling at the speed of light
from Earth, how long would it take to
reach the Sun?​

Answer 1

question ⤵️

HOTS: Imagine you were on a space

craft travelling at the speed of light

from Earth, how long would it take to

reach the Sun?

answer ⤵️

Travel Time

If we could travel at the speed of light, an impossibility due to Special Relativity, it would still take 4.22 years to arrive!

Answer 2

Answer

As , distance between from earth to sun is about 150 million kms , which is too far in kms. If we take some bigger units such as : AU ( Astronomical Union ) is the average distance between the earth and the sun. From earth to the sun by travelling at the speed of light, it would take 8 minutes and 45 seconds.