How Long Is Trip to Jupiter Really?

A trip to Jupiter isn’t your average road trip—it’s a journey across millions of miles of space! If you hopped on a spacecraft like NASA’s Juno, which launched in 2011, it would take about 5 years to reach the gas giant. But the timing depends on the spacecraft's speed and the route it takes, often using slingshots around other planets to save fuel. Jupiter is about 365 million miles away from Earth at its closest, but distances change because both planets are always moving. While we can’t visit Jupiter’s surface (it doesn’t have one—it’s mostly gas!), exploring its moons and atmosphere is still super exciting. So, pack your patience, because getting to Jupiter is a marathon, not a sprint! Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Applied Physics Laboratory NASA Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightside.official   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices