The sun is very, very far away! 🌞 It's so far that if you tried to drive there in a car, it would take more than 170 years—even if you drove non-stop, day and night!
But don't worry, the sun's light reaches us in just 8 minutes. That's faster than you can eat your breakfast! 🥞
The sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away from Earth! 🚀 That's like going around the Earth 3,700 times!
Light from the sun takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach us. Even though it's far, its warmth and light keep us alive. 🌱
The average distance from Earth to the sun is 93 million miles (150 million km), known as an Astronomical Unit (AU). 🌍☀️
This distance varies slightly because Earth's orbit is elliptical, not a perfect circle. At its closest (perihelion), it's 91.4 million miles (147 million km), and at its farthest (aphelion), it's 94.5 million miles (152 million km).
Sunlight takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach us, traveling at 186,282 miles per second (the speed of light). Without this energy, life on Earth wouldn't exist!