Sunlight Travel Time: In 1992, scientists found out that light formed in the Sun’s core takes 1,70,000 years to reach its surface; Why does the sunlight that takes 8 minutes to reach Earth require lakhs of years to come out?
Sunlight helps to sustain life on Earth; as soon as we step outside and tilt our faces up, we feel the warmth as if it were switched on. In reality, that light has lived two very different lives before it touches your skin. The final leg, from the Sun’s visible surface to Earth, takes only…