{"id":2985,"date":"2026-04-24T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-x.net\/?page_id=2985"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:46:04","slug":"what-if-the-sun-disappeared-timer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science-x.net\/?page_id=2985","title":{"rendered":"What If the Sun Disappeared Timer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"eco-tool wp-block-group\" id=\"eco-tool-sun-disappear-9b3ad\">\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__header\">\n    <h2 class=\"eco-tool__title\">What If the Sun Disappeared Timer<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__lead\">\n      See how long it would take before sunlight and gravity effects from the Sun stopped reaching Earth.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <form class=\"eco-tool__form\" id=\"eco-sun-form-9b3ad\" novalidate>\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__grid3\">\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-sun-distance-9b3ad\">Distance from Sun<br>(AU)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-sun-distance-9b3ad\" type=\"number\" min=\"0.001\" step=\"0.001\" value=\"1\" inputmode=\"decimal\" \/>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">1 AU = average Earth-Sun distance.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-sun-preset-9b3ad\">Quick<br>preset<\/label>\n        <select class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-sun-preset-9b3ad\">\n          <option value=\"custom\">Custom distance<\/option>\n          <option value=\"mercury\">Mercury (0.39 AU)<\/option>\n          <option value=\"venus\">Venus (0.72 AU)<\/option>\n          <option value=\"earth\">Earth (1 AU)<\/option>\n          <option value=\"mars\">Mars (1.52 AU)<\/option>\n          <option value=\"jupiter\">Jupiter (5.20 AU)<\/option>\n          <option value=\"saturn\">Saturn (9.58 AU)<\/option>\n        <\/select>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Choose a planet or keep your own value.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-sun-view-9b3ad\">Main result<br>view<\/label>\n        <select class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-sun-view-9b3ad\">\n          <option value=\"minutes\">Show minutes<\/option>\n          <option value=\"seconds\">Show seconds<\/option>\n        <\/select>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Choose how the main result is displayed.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__actions\">\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn\" id=\"eco-sun-calc-9b3ad\">Calculate<\/button>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn eco-tool__btn--ghost\" id=\"eco-sun-reset-9b3ad\">Reset<\/button>\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__error\" id=\"eco-sun-error-9b3ad\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/form>\n\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__result\" id=\"eco-sun-result-9b3ad\" hidden>\n    <h3 class=\"eco-tool__subtitle\">Result<\/h3>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__cards\">\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Time until sunlight vanishes<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"eco-sun-main-9b3ad\">\u2014<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-sub\" id=\"eco-sun-main-sub-9b3ad\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Gravity change delay<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"eco-sun-gravity-9b3ad\">\u2014<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-sub\" id=\"eco-sun-gravity-sub-9b3ad\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__card eco-tool__card--wide\">\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Comparison<\/div>\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__bars\" id=\"eco-sun-bars-9b3ad\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-sub eco-tool__muted\" id=\"eco-sun-tip-9b3ad\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__note\">\n      Fun physics thought experiment only. 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