The conversation between human and AI assistant.
Why does it take 20,000 years for light to reach the surface of the Sun from its core, but just 8 minutes to reach the surface of the Earth?
That makes sense, but why is it so much faster for the light to reach Earth?
The distance between the Sun and Earth is much smaller than the distance between the Sun's core and its surface. The photons are also not as affected by scattering or absorption in the Earth's atmosphere, which helps them reach the surface more quickly.