How long does it take for radio or light waves to travel from Earth to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto?
http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26700/how-long-does-it-take-for-radio-or-light-waves-to-travel-from-earth-to-jupiter
Planet MaxAU MinAU MaxTime(in minutes) MinTime(in minutes)
Mercury 1.39 0.61 11.56 5.07
Venus 1.72 0.28 14.30 2.33
Mars 2.52 0.52 20.96 4.32
Jupiter 6.20 4.20 51.56 34.93
Saturn 10.54 8.54 87.66 71.02
Uranus 20.22 18.22 168.16 151.53
Neptune 31.06 29.06 258.32 241.68
To see where Jupiter is in relation to the Earth in the solar system.
http://www.solarsystemscope.com/
Another 40 days or so and the sun would be between the earth and Jupiter, presumably stopping the communications for a while. How long is Juno supposed to stick around Jupiter, is it just going to be left there forever or will it go out further or come back to earth bringing samples or what?
The solar system is a really big place. But it’s just a pinpoint compared to our our galaxy. And from just 2 million light years away, our entire galaxy appears so small it’s all but invisible to the unaided eye. The distances never cease to amaze me.