Travel time to space destinations: How fast is light?

Explainers 26th February 2025 - Anusha Jain Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Discover how long light takes to reach planets, stars, and beyond!?? Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Speed of Light Explained The speed of light is an astounding 299,792 kilometers per second, or 186,282 miles per second. However, how quick is that in relation to distances in space? Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Light to the Moon It only takes 1.3 seconds for light to reach the Moon, compared to roughly 3 days for a spaceship! Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Light to Mars Getting to Mars? Depending on the locations of the planets, light takes only 3 to 22 minutes! Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Light to the Sun It takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for sunlight to reach Earth. Thus, you are staring at the Sun in the past when you view it! Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Light to Jupiter & Beyond It takes 35 to 52 minutes for light to reach Jupiter, 1 hour and 20 minutes for Saturn, and 4 hours for Neptune! Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Light to the Nearest Star The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 4.24 light-years away. It takes more than four years for light to reach that point! Image Courtesy: Meta AI

Travel time to space destinations: How fast is light?

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