THE WEEKLY SPIN
22/2026

#SolarSystem #OrbitalMechanics #Earth #Moon #Mars

Look up for a blue moon on May 31

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/science/blue-moon-may-2026/

It's so hot across Europe, you can see the heat wave from space | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/its-so-hot-across-europe-you-can-see-the-heat-wave-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-may-29-2026

2026-05-29 12:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-22)

URANUS
- Distance (km): 3,062,406,249.94 km (-945,797.33 km)
- Distance (AU): 20.47 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 2 h 50 min 15.09 s (-3.15 s)
- Orbital speed: 6.72 km/s (+0.00 km/s)

Image: Uranus Upper Atmosphere
Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

#Uranus #Space #SolarSystem

A 'lost planet' may have given Jupiter and Uranus their moons

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/a-lost-planet-may-have-given-jupiter-and-uranus-their-moons

Operation: Nasses Grab | ACSOLAR #055

https://makertube.net/w/2Gsqam7GAQJgD2vJEnSkSZ

2026-05-28 12:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-05-21)

SATURN
- Distance (km): 1,498,021,736.15 km (-13,746,732.61 km)
- Distance (AU): 10.01 (-0.09)
- Light travel time: 1 h 23 min 16.86 s (-45.85 s)
- Orbital speed: 9.71 km/s (+0.00 km/s)

Image: Catching Saturn Ring Waves
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Colorado at Boulder

#Saturn #Space #SolarSystem

Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a slow asteroid impact in a single Mercurian day

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/astronomy/mercury/where-did-mercury-get-its-water-ice-maybe-from-a-single-slow-asteroid-impact-in-one-mercurian-day

Four drones will go where no astronaut have landed—yet

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/science/nasa-drones-moonfall/

Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/technology/how-to-find-henge-like-manhattanhenge/