how does heat from the sun to us, from miles and mile away?

Question: how does heat from the sun to us, from miles and mile away?
- Keywords:
  earth,
  heat,
  sun
Asked by rockyroad to Jimmy on 14 Mar 2013.
- James Holloway answered on 14 Mar 2013:
  
  It comes as light.
  
  If you lie on the beach you can feel the light warm you up. If you hold a powerful torch to your finger you can feel it warm up too. The sun gives off lots and lots of light and some of it makes it way all the way to us where it turns into heat.

Question: how does heat from the sun to us, from miles and mile away?