What Happens to Light When It Leaves the Sun?

Imagine a flashlight in the middle of a dark room. When you turn it on, the light spreads out like ripples on water, that's what happens with the sun! The sun shines all over space, and its light travels really far, sometimes even to our planet Earth. But it doesn't stop there, the light keeps going until it hits something else, like a planet or a spaceship.

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  1. A flashlight in the dark room
  2. Ripples on water from a stone
  3. Sunlight hitting Earth from far away

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