By the early 1950s, soap operas had switched over to television, and daytime TV had no shortage of offerings. As you'll see, captivating story lines and characters are the keys to longevity on daytime television. If you're curious about the shortest-running soap, it was NBC's These Are My Children, which lasted only 24 days in 1949. But for the longest-running soap operas, see the next page to get started. NEXT.
The distance of a light year. How long would it take the space shuttle to go one light-year? The shuttle orbits the Earth at about 5 miles per second (18,000 mph). Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, which is about 37,200 times faster than the shuttle. So the shuttle would need about 37,200 years to go one light-year.
Light travels at 186,000 Miles per second. for the Sun's light to reach Earth. It takes about 8 minutes for the suns light to reach the earth. The distance between the earth and the sun is really, really huge. And since light travels at 300000000 m/s, it takes it 8 minutes toreach the earth's surface. Approximately 9 minutes for light to reach Earth from the sun.