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Where are we now?2026-05-13 12:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-06)
JUPITER
- Distance (km): 856,228,659.32 km (+14,753,994.65 km)
- Distance (AU): 5.72 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 47 min 36.07 s (+49.21 s)
- Orbital speed: 12.92 km/s (-0.01 km/s)
Image: Jupiter Ring System
Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell University
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Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2026
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New model finds the lower size limit for habitable exoplanets https://phys.org/news/2026-05-size-limit-habitable-exoplanets.html 🪐 #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem #Astrobiology
New model finds the lower size limit for habitable exoplanets
The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there's a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable telescope time on only the best candidates is critical. One variable of a planet that will have a huge impact on its habitability is its size. A new paper, now available in preprint on arXiv, by researchers at the University of California Riverside, looks into the impact of a planet's size on one of its more critical features for habitability—whether it holds onto an atmosphere—and determines that slightly smaller than Earth is likely the smallest a planet can be and still be viable for life to develop.
New alien-life test could help Mars and Europa missions read organic molecules https://phys.org/news/2026-05-alien-life-mars-europa-missions.html 🪐 #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem #Astrobiology
New alien-life test could help Mars and Europa missions read organic molecules
For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons? A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests that the more revealing clue may not be the molecules themselves, but the hidden order connecting them.
2026-05-12 12:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-05)
VENUS
- Distance (km): 205,844,716.86 km (-5,778,887.49 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.38 (-0.04)
- Light travel time: 11 min 26.62 s (-19.28 s)
- Orbital speed: 35.26 km/s (+0.01 km/s)
Image: Venus - Mosaic of Bahet and Onatah Coronae
Credit: NASA/JPL
Sanjay MohindrooThe universe is not silent. It speaks in ways we are only starting to hear. #SpaceScience #PlanetarySounds #NASA #CosmicWaves #Astronomy #ScienceExplained #SolarSystem #Curiosity #Innovation #Learning
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Sanjay MohindrooThe universe is not silent. It speaks in ways we are only starting to hear. #SpaceScience #PlanetarySounds #NASA #CosmicWaves #Astronomy #ScienceExplained #SolarSystem #Curiosity #Innovation #Learning
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Satellites spy one of Russia's most active volcanoes melting snow from the inside out
