1)from Earth to the Sun?
2)from Earth to the Moon?
3)from Earth to Pluto?
4)from Earth to the nearest star(Alpha Centauri)?
2007-01-21 10:16:36 · 9 answers · asked by akwon 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Distance = speed * time; therefore,
time = Distance / speed.
Find the distances between these pairs of bodies, and divide that by the speed of light and you'll have the time.
The rest is left as an exercise for the student. Good luck!
2007-01-21 10:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by Tim P. 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you travel at the speed of light and talking about time (or distance), you must specify whose time you are trying to measure.
According to the theory of relativity, if you are the astronaut traveling at the speed of light, your time will stop with respect to the time on Earth, and you will reach any of the 3 destinations instantly.
If you are observing the spaceship from Earth, see other people's answers for the times of travel.
As an interesting side effect, if you could travel at the speed of light, you could (in your time frame) instantly arrive to stars that are millions of light years away, but when you'd come back home (theoretically moments later), you'd find that the Earth would be millions of years older.
But, as others pointed out, reaching the speed of light is impossible.
2007-01-22 00:07:44 · answer #2 · answered by AJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
earth to sun, 8 minutes 20 seconds
earth to moon, 1 minute 20 seconds
to figure out the rest, take the distances (in miles) and divide them by 186,000 miles per second
2007-01-21 19:39:23 · answer #3 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would never be able to travel at the speed of light
2007-01-21 20:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by osinamunatum 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A. We simply cannot travel that fast.
B. If you want to assume that I am going .99999c it would take:
1) 3 days
2) 3 minutes
3) 144 days
4) 892 years
accounting for time dilation
If you want to assume .999999999c, multiply each time by 10
2007-01-21 19:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
1 - 7 minutes
2 - 1 second
3 - 6 hours
4 - 5 years
2007-01-21 18:22:13 · answer #6 · answered by Jack 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
8.5 minutes
1.3 seconds
about 5 hours 40 minutes
4.3 years
2007-01-21 18:20:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
186,000 divided by 93 million miles equals time it would take you to sun
Use the same calculations to determine time it would take you to go to other destinations.
2007-01-21 18:20:55 · answer #8 · answered by Dfirefox 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
...I have no interest in burning up or freezing up or going to the moon...
Answer: not in this lifetime...never say never...
2007-01-21 18:32:51 · answer #9 · answered by each may believe differently 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋