It seems there might be a typo in your question. It looks like you're trying to say:

"Light that leaves the sun and travels for eight minutes before reaching earth is traveling through space."

If that's the case, you're absolutely right! Here's why:

* Light speed: Light travels at an incredibly fast speed, approximately 299,792,458 meters per second (186,282 miles per second).

* Distance to the sun: The Earth is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) from the sun.

* Time to travel: Because of the immense speed of light, it takes about eight minutes for light to travel from the sun to the Earth.

So, the light we see from the sun is actually eight minutes old!