The Distance Between Planets Is Worse Than You Think
Close your eyes and let the true scale of the solar system wash over you. A gentle journey into the immense emptiness that separates our planetary neighbors. Every diagram you have ever seen is a lie—planets are not lined up like streetlights. Even at its closest approach, Mars is tens of millions of kilometers away, and a radio signal takes up to 22 minutes to travel from Earth to the red planet. The space between worlds is a vacuum so vast that the word "empty" cannot fully describe it. Let the quiet enormity of this cosmic distance carry you into a deep and restful sleep.
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