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<p>This bot posts daily updates on Earth&#39;s distances from its awkward neighbors, along with other bizarre weekly bulletins from the solar system.</p><p>Data sources:<br />- JPL Horizons (ephemerides)<br />- Launch Library 2 (launches, space stations)<br />- NOAA (space weather)<br />- NASA Image and Video Library<br />- CelesTrak (satcat)<br />- NASA MMGIS (Perseverance)<br />- NASA GSFC PSG (Mars weather simulation)<br />- CNEOS (fireballs)<br />- JPL Sentry (asteroid impacts)</p><p>For alien abduction services, contact <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Russssty" class="u-url mention">@<span>Russssty</span></a></span></p>

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    2026-09-19 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-09-12) WHERE IS LUCY? - Barycentric speed: 9.34 km/s (-0.08 km/s) - Eurybates flyby in: 326 days 🪨 Relative to Eurybates - Distance (km): 157,798,769.63 km (-3,251,048.12 km) - Distance (AU): 1.05 (-0.02) - Light travel time: 8 min 46.36 s (-10.84 s) 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 865,069,263.79 km (+14,405,130.39 km) - Distance (AU): 5.78 (+0.10) - Light travel time: 48 min 5.56 s (+48.05 s) #LucySpacecraft #LucyMission

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    #SpaceFlight #SpaceTravel #RocketLaunch

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    #SpaceFlight #SpaceTravel #RocketLaunch

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    2026-08-08 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-07) INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS - Barycentric speed: 59.50 km/s (-0.01 km/s) - Crossing the Uranus&amp;#39;s orbit in: 261 days 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 1,626,518,374.38 km (+3,827,616.77 km) - Distance (AU): 10.87 (+0.03) - Light travel time: 1 h 30 min 25.65 s (+12.77 s) #3IAtlas #InterstellarObject

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    2026-08-08 00:00:00 UTC HOW IS SPACE WEATHER NOW? CURRENT CONDITIONS: 🟢 Solar Wind: 263.6 km/s (1 h avg) FORECAST FOR TODAY: 🟢 Radio Blackout: R0 - No effects 🟢 Solar Radiation Storm: S0 - No effects 🟢 Geomagnetic Storm: G0 - No effects #SpaceWeather

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    2026-08-08 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-07) ☄️88P/HOWELL - Barycentric speed: 24.58 km/s (-0.06 km/s) - Perihelion - occured - Closest approach to Earth in: 62 days - Brightness (Mag): 15.76 (+0.01) - Visibility: Both hemispheres | Medium telescope | Dark sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 260,809,658.52 km (-728,130.69 km) - Distance (AU): 1.74 (-0.00) - Light travel time: 14 min 29.99 s (-2.43 s) #88P #Howell #Comet #Space

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    2026-08-08 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-07) ☄️10P/TEMPEL 2 - Barycentric speed: 31.01 km/s (-0.01 km/s) - Perihelion - occured - Closest approach to Earth - occurred - Brightness (Mag): 12.78 (+0.00) - Visibility: Southern hemisphere | Small telescope | Suburban sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 62,232,480.94 km (+93,266.01 km) - Distance (AU): 0.42 (+0.00) - Light travel time: 3 min 27.59 s (+0.31 s) #10P #Tempel2 #Tempel #Comet #Space

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    2026-08-08 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-07) ☄️169P/NEAT - Barycentric speed: 37.89 km/s (+0.30 km/s) - Perihelion in: 44 days - Closest approach to Earth in: 3 days - Brightness (Mag): 13.48 (-0.06) - Visibility: Northern hemisphere | Small telescope | Suburban sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 25,739,108.14 km (-439,544.47 km) - Distance (AU): 0.17 (-0.00) - Light travel time: 1 min 25.86 s (-1.47 s) #169P #NEAT #Comet #Space

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    THE WEEKLY SPIN 32/2026 #SolarSystem #OrbitalMechanics #Earth #Moon #Mars

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    2026-08-08 12:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-01) NEPTUNE - Distance (km): 4,367,325,181.00 km (-13,746,764.85 km) - Distance (AU): 29.19 (-0.09) - Light travel time: 4 h 2 min 47.83 s (-45.85 s) - Orbital speed: 5.47 km/s (+0.00 km/s) Image: Neptune Credit: NASA/JPL #Neptune #Space #SolarSystem

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    #SpaceFlight #SpaceTravel #RocketLaunch

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    2026-08-08 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-01) WHERE IS LUCY? - Barycentric speed: 9.87 km/s (-0.09 km/s) - Eurybates flyby in: 368 days 🪨 Relative to Eurybates - Distance (km): 177,264,819.78 km (-3,237,638.91 km) - Distance (AU): 1.18 (-0.02) - Light travel time: 9 min 51.31 s (-10.80 s) 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 762,650,925.55 km (+19,842,150.25 km) - Distance (AU): 5.10 (+0.13) - Light travel time: 42 min 24.01 s (+66.19 s) #LucySpacecraft #LucyMission

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    2026-08-08 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-01) WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯? - Barycentric speed: 31.66 km/s (-0.70 km/s) - Earth flyby: December 2027 🪨 Relative to 1998 KY26 - Distance (km): 352,993,402.36 km (+4,469,759.25 km) - Distance (AU): 2.36 (+0.03) - Light travel time: 19 min 37.50 s (+14.91 s) 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 70,025,750.24 km (-3,502,913.77 km) - Distance (AU): 0.47 (-0.02) - Light travel time: 3 min 53.59 s (-11.68 s) #Hayabusa2 #1998KY26

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    2026-08-09 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-08) SUN - Distance: 151,676,130.29 km (-22,198.66 km) - Light travel time: 8 min 25.94 s (-0.07 s) MOON - Distance: 364,667.29 km (-2,322.79 km) - Light travel time: 1.22 s (-0.01 s) - Geocentric speed: 1.08 km/s (+0.01 km/s) MARS - Distance: 293,732,818.61 km (-658,722.03 km) - The &amp;#39;Red Planet&amp;#39; distress signal finally lands in 16 min 19.79 s (-2.20 s) - Heliocentric speed: 24.67 km/s (-0.02 km/s)

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    2026-08-09 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-08) INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS - Barycentric speed: 59.49 km/s (-0.01 km/s) - Crossing the Uranus&amp;#39;s orbit in: 260 days 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 1,630,308,372.17 km (+3,789,997.79 km) - Distance (AU): 10.90 (+0.03) - Light travel time: 1 h 30 min 38.29 s (+12.64 s) #3IAtlas #InterstellarObject

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    2026-08-09 00:00:00 UTC HOW IS SPACE WEATHER NOW? CURRENT CONDITIONS: 🟢 Solar Wind: 360.1 km/s (1 h avg) FORECAST FOR TODAY: 🟢 Radio Blackout: R0 - No effects 🟢 Solar Radiation Storm: S0 - No effects 🟢 Geomagnetic Storm: G0 - No effects #SpaceWeather

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    2026-08-09 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-08) ☄️88P/HOWELL - Barycentric speed: 24.52 km/s (-0.06 km/s) - Perihelion - occured - Closest approach to Earth in: 61 days - Brightness (Mag): 15.77 (+0.01) - Visibility: Both hemispheres | Medium telescope | Dark sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 260,075,732.67 km (-733,925.85 km) - Distance (AU): 1.74 (-0.00) - Light travel time: 14 min 27.55 s (-2.45 s) #88P #Howell #Comet #Space

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    2026-08-09 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-08) ☄️10P/TEMPEL 2 - Barycentric speed: 31.00 km/s (-0.01 km/s) - Perihelion - occured - Closest approach to Earth - occurred - Brightness (Mag): 12.79 (+0.00) - Visibility: Southern hemisphere | Small telescope | Suburban sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 62,350,216.39 km (+117,735.45 km) - Distance (AU): 0.42 (+0.00) - Light travel time: 3 min 27.98 s (+0.39 s) #10P #Tempel2 #Tempel #Comet #Space

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    2026-08-09 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-08) ☄️169P/NEAT - Barycentric speed: 38.20 km/s (+0.30 km/s) - Perihelion in: 43 days - Closest approach to Earth in: 2 days - Brightness (Mag): 13.42 (-0.05) - Visibility: Northern hemisphere | Small telescope | Suburban sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 25,398,520.76 km (-340,587.38 km) - Distance (AU): 0.17 (-0.00) - Light travel time: 1 min 24.72 s (-1.14 s) #169P #NEAT #Comet #Space

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    2026-08-09 05:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-08) ☄️161P/HARTLEY-IRAS - Barycentric speed: 28.37 km/s (+0.08 km/s) - Perihelion in: 110 days - Closest approach to Earth in: 53 days - Brightness (Mag): 16.53 (-0.07) - Visibility: Both hemispheres | Large telescope | Dark sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 235,084,045.97 km (-3,733,462.71 km) - Distance (AU): 1.57 (-0.02) - Light travel time: 13 min 4.18 s (-12.45 s) #161P #HartleyIRAS #Comet #Space

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    2026-08-04 01:00:00 UTC (Delta: 24 hours) WHERE IS 2025-010D? - Discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage on lunar intercept - Geocentric speed: 1.27 km/s (-0.04 km/s) - Lunar impact in: 1 day ⚪ Relative to Moon - Distance: 76,155.26 km (-49,403.17 km) - Lunar distance: 0.20 LD (-0.13 LD) - Light travel time: 0.25 s (-0.16 s) 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance: 324,500.75 km (+19,285.19 km) - Light travel time: 1.08 s (+0.06 s) #SpaceX #Falcon9 #LunarImpact #Object2025010D #SpaceDebris

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    2026-06-27 15:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-06-20) WHERE IS HAYABUSA2♯? - Barycentric speed: 35.61 km/s (-0.44 km/s) - Torifune flyby in: 7 days 🪨 Relative to Torifune - Distance (km): 3,596,589.90 km (-3,438,873.40 km) - Distance (AU): 0.02 (-0.02) - Light travel time: 0 min 12.00 s (-11.47 s) 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 102,873,508.99 km (-7,698,929.88 km) - Distance (AU): 0.69 (-0.05) - Light travel time: 5 min 43.16 s (-25.68 s) #Hayabusa2 #Torifune

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    2026-04-03 02:00:00 UTC (Delta: 3 hours) WHERE IS ARTEMIS II? - Mission Elapsed Time: 01:03:24:48 - Geocentric speed: 4.22 km/s (-1.46 km/s) ⚪ Relative to Moon - Distance: 354,501.57 km (-49,644.84 km) - Light travel time: 1.18 s (-0.17 s) 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance: 34,736.16 km (+22,323.45 km) - Light travel time: 0.12 s (+0.07 s) 🏆️ Record tracker - Apollo 13: 400,171 km - █░░░░░░░░░ 17.53% - Left to beat: 330,026 km #ArtemisII #Artemis2 #Orion #ESM #ESM2

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    2026-04-07 17:00:00 UTC (Delta: 3 hours) WHERE IS ARTEMIS II? - Mission Elapsed Time: 05:18:24:48 - Geocentric speed: 0.58 km/s (+0.03 km/s) ⚪ Relative to Moon - Distance: 63,078.15 km (+9,848.86 km) - Light travel time: 0.21 s (+0.03 s) 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance: 376,985.62 km (-5,938.19 km) - Light travel time: 1.26 s (-0.02 s) 🏆️ Record tracker - Apollo 13: 400,171 km - ██████████ 101.64% - New record set: 406,740 km #ArtemisII #Artemis2 #Orion #ESM #ESM2

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    2026-04-11 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-10) SUN - Distance: 149,894,756.47 km (+43,477.70 km) - Light travel time: 8 min 20.00 s (+0.15 s) MOON - Distance: 396,948.88 km (-3,768.53 km) - Light travel time: 1.32 s (-0.01 s) - Geocentric speed: 0.99 km/s (+0.01 km/s) MARS - Distance: 340,963,856.34 km (-240,117.84 km) - We will learn about the Martian red dust storms in 18 min 57.33 s (-0.80 s) - Heliocentric speed: 26.47 km/s (-0.00 km/s)

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    WHERE ARE WE GOING NOW? #SpaceFlight #SpaceTravel #RocketLaunch

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    2026-04-11 00:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-10) INTERSTELLAR VISITOR: 3I/ATLAS - Barycentric speed: 60.51 km/s (-0.01 km/s) - Crossing the Saturn&amp;#39;s orbit in: 90 days 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 905,718,206.85 km (+7,740,187.23 km) - Distance (AU): 6.05 (+0.05) - Light travel time: 50 min 21.24 s (+25.82 s) #3IAtlas #InterstellarObject

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    2026-04-11 00:00:00 UTC HOW IS SPACE WEATHER NOW? CURRENT CONDITIONS: 🔴 Solar Wind: 570.6 km/s (1 h avg) FORECAST FOR TODAY: 🟢 Radio Blackout: R0 - No effects 🟢 Solar Radiation Storm: S0 - No effects 🟡 Geomagnetic Storm: G1 - Weak power grid fluctuations - Aurora is visible at high latitudes #SpaceWeather

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    THE WEEKLY SPIN 15/2026 #SolarSystem #OrbitalMechanics #Earth #Moon #Mars

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    2026-04-11 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-10) ☄️C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS - Barycentric speed: 57.24 km/s (+0.51 km/s) - Perihelion in: 8 days - Closest approach to Earth in: 15 days - Brightness (Mag): 8.64 (-0.18) - Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky 🌎 Relative to Earth - Distance (km): 132,546,148.77 km (-5,567,744.87 km) - Distance (AU): 0.89 (-0.04) - Light travel time: 7 min 22.14 s (-18.57 s) #C2025R3 #PanSTARRS #Comet #Space