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How many light minutes is it from Jupiter to Earth?
That depends on how far apart Jupiter and earth are at the time.When both are on the same side of the sun, the closest the two planets can befrom each other is about 391 million miles. When on opposite sides of the sun,the farthest apart is about 577 million miles.The corresponding transit-times at light speed are between 35 minutes and 51.6 minutes.
How long does it take stars light to get to us?
In our Solar System, we see light from our sun reflected off the planets. In more distant galaxies, light from many millions of stars takes a long time to reach the Earth. It takes light 4 years to reach the Earth from Sirius, a near neighbouring star. Using the Hubble telescope, we can see the light from the Eagle Nebula, which takes 7,000 years to reach the Earth.
Does the light of the sun reach the earth?
Yes - the light takes approximately 8 minutes 20 seconds to hit the earth surface. In addition the Moon reflects the suns light so we see "moon light" which of course is in actual fact reflected sunlight
How many days does it take to get to Jupiter by jet?
It is not possible to travel to Jupiter by jet as it is a gas giant planet located millions of miles away from Earth. It would take years to reach Jupiter by spacecraft.
How long does it take light to reach earth from most planets?
The time that it takes light to reach Earth from the other planets is a function of where each planet is in its orbit. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second (300,000 km/sec), and each of the planets is moving in its own orbit. For example, Venus almost directly between the Sun and Earth this month, so Venus is only about 40 million miles away, about 3 light-minutes. Jupiter, on the other hand, is across the Sun from Earth, so it is over 500,000 miles away. (My Stellarium computer program tells me that Jupiter is 5.7 AU away right... NOW.) So that's 2850 seconds or 47.5 light-minutes away. Neptune and Uranus are also at the other ends of their orbits, so they are even FURTHER away.
