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It takes about 8 minutes for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth.

It takes about 8 minutes for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth.

Light is the fastest thing in the universe, yet the Sun is so far away (about 150 million km) that its light still takes roughly 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach us. We always see the Sun as it looked a few minutes ago.

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The Sun is so big that about 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it. The Sun is so big that about 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it. The Sun is a giant ball of hot, glowing gas. The Sun is a giant ball of hot, glowing gas. The Moon has no light of its own — it reflects the Sun. The Moon has no light of its own — it reflects the Sun. Stars twinkle because their light wobbles through our air. Stars twinkle because their light wobbles through our air. The Moon's shape seems to change a little each night. The Moon's shape seems to change a little each night.