how far away is the sun from the earth

Question: how far away is the sun from the earth
- Keywords:
  earth,
  solar system,
  space,
  sun,
  universe
Asked by jennifer627 to Steve, Katie on 14 Jun 2011.
- Steven Daly answered on 14 Jun 2011:
  
  93 million miles away! This changes slightly throughout the year, as the earth’s orbit is not exactly circular, but this is the average distance. This is so far away that light takes 8 minutes to get from the sun to the earth!
- Katie Marriott answered on 14 Jun 2011:
  
  What Steven said!!

Question: how far away is the sun from the earth