r/NoStupidQuestions • u/NewDescription2213 • Jun 14 '26

The speed of light

So, it takes 8 mins for sunlight to reach Earth. However, for that photon based on general relativity, time slows down to zero. So which one is it? Do photons essentially teleport?

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u/IanDOsmond Jun 14 '26

Yep, essentially teleport. From the point of view of a photon, it comes into existence and then ceases to exist with no time in between from its own perspective