If The Sun Suddenly Vanished, It Would Take Earth 8 Minutes And 20 Seconds Before "Feeling" Any Change

You would have time to make peace with what has happened. A fully frozen Earth... that would be the result! Image Credit: Art Knights / Shutterstock.com It is Terrifying Affair Thursday, and we are imagining a scenario that could never happen, but is wonderfully fun to explore. And in case it becomes a ridiculous conspiracy theory like Earth losing gravity for 7 seconds, at least we are ahead of the curve in debunking it. The scenario for the day is what if the Sun somehow disappears? Magically vanishes from the center of the Solar System. What would happen next? Well,...