Editing Space colonization (section)

===Distance from [[Earth]]===
The outer planets are much farther from Earth than the inner planets, and would therefore be harder and more time-consuming to reach. In addition, return voyages may well be prohibitive considering the time and distance. Even communication with Earth would be slow, with delays of 4 - 24 minutes for a message to [[mars]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2024 |title=Communication Delays: The Hidden Challenge of Space Exploration - New Space Economy |url=https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/02/26/communication-delays-the-hidden-challenge-of-space-exploration/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |website=newspaceeconomy.ca |language=en-US}}</ref> and 35 - 52 minutes to Jupiter and it's moons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2023 |title=NASA’s Europa Probe Gets a Hotline to Earth |url=https://www.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/nasas-europa-probe-gets-a-hotline-to-earth/ |website=NASA |access-date=19 April 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>