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3 years ago

Which takes longer to reach earth, light from the sun or light from other stars? Explain.

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2 answers:

tigry1 [53]3 years ago

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Light from stars take longer to reach earth because the stars are further than the sun

densk [106]3 years ago

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Light from other stars take longer to reach the earth because they are farther than our sun.

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