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How do you figure out how many sec min hrs it takes for a radio wave to reach a star that is 5 light years away?
The answer is right there in the words of the question.
Radio and light are the same physical phenomenon, and they travel at the same speed.
The star is 5 light years away. That means the distance that light ... and radio ... travel
in five years.
It takes light from the star 5 years to reach us, and it takes radio from us 5 years to reach
the star.
What else can I help you with?
How long does it takes the sunlight to reach the Earth?
It takes light around 8 minutes and 19 seconds to reach the earth from the sun.
What time light takes from Sun to reach Earth is?
8 minutes.
How long does it take for the light generated by the star Betelgeuse to reach Earth?
The light takes about 640 years to reach Earth, as Betelgeuse (a red supergiant star) is about 640 light years from Earth.
Why is the distace between earth and the sun measured in light minutes and the distance between neptune and the sun measured in light hours?
Because it only takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth, but it takes 4 hours to reach Neptune.
How long does it take for Voyager 1's radio signal to reach earth from the Heliosphere at the edge of our solar system?
At the moment - according to the Wikipedia article (see related link) it takes about 16 hours for signals sent from Voyager to reach Earth. At least that's what it says in the section titled 'Current Status'
How long does it take for radio waves to reach the moon?
It takes about 1.28 seconds for radio waves, which travel at the speed of light, to reach the moon from Earth.
How long it takes for light from CAPELLA to reach us?
It takes light 42.2 years for light from Capella to reach us
How long it takes the suns light to reach earth?
It takes approximately 8 minutes for the Sun's light to reach Earth.
How does it take for light to reach earth?
If you mean light from the Sun, then it takes eight minutes for the light to reach the Earth.
How long would a messege take if you are 6 light-years away?
If the message is sent by radio, then it takes 6 years to reach you.If by USPS, then somewhat longer.
How long does it takes from the sun to reach earth?
light takes about eight minutes
How many light years does it take the sun light to reach Vega?
It takes sunlight about 27 years to reach Vega.
Sun light takes how many second to reach mars?
The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second or 300,000 kilometers per second. It takes sunlight about 13 minutes to reach Mars. It takes about 81/2 minutes to reach Earth.
How long does it takes the sunlight to reach the Earth?
It takes light around 8 minutes and 19 seconds to reach the earth from the sun.
What takes eight minutes to reach Earth?
light from the sun
How long does it takes light from to reach earth?
About 37 years.
How long does it take for light from the sun to reach the Earth?
It takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds for light from the sun to reach the Earth.
