If the Sun disappeared, Earth would continue to experience normal conditions for 8 minutes because both light and gravity travel at the speed of light; during this time, Earth would still orbit the Sun's position following the 'ghost' of its gravitational influence before drifting into darkness.
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If The Sun Disappeared Right Now — You Wouldn't Know For 8 Minutes ☀️ #ShortsAdded:
If the sun disappeared right now, you [music] wouldn't know for 8 minutes.
That's how long sunlight takes to reach Earth.
For 8 minutes, everything would look completely [music] normal.
Same sunshine.
Same warmth.
Same shadows.
Then darkness.
>> [music] >> Instant total darkness.
Within days, surface temperatures [music] drop below -50°.
Within a week, below -60°.
>> [music] >> Photosynthesis stops within hours.
Within a year, the oceans begin freezing from the surface down.
But here's what most [music] people don't know.
Earth wouldn't fly off into space immediately.
Gravity travels at the speed of light, too.
For [music] 8 minutes, Earth keeps orbiting a sun that no longer exists.
Following the ghost of its gravity.
Then it drifts.
>> [music] >> Into the dark.
Follow Nova Mind right now. Tomorrow's scenario is even more terrifying than this [music] one.
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