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See a cosmic 'smiley face' in early morning sky

New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a conjunction) in the predawn sky.

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See a cosmic 'smiley face' in the early morning sky as the moon greets Saturn and Venus tomorrow

Well, in the predawn hours of April 25 it literally will be thanks to a double conjunction that will see Saturn, Venus and the moon combine to form a grinning face in the predawn sky. To spot the celestial 'smiley face,

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Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the sky

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning. According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise,

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Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet

Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

Is Pluto a planet? Here’s why scientists gave it a cosmic demotion

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why ...

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Reported Experiments to 'Dim the Sun' Spark Alarm: 'Never Seen a Film?'

The U.K. government is reportedly preparing to greenlight small-scale outdoor experiments aimed at reflecting solar radiation ...

4 planets align in early-morning sky: How and where to spot them

Four of Earth’s neighbors are about to appear in a planetary alignment. Those four planets — Mercury, Venus, Neptune and ...

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Luke Skywalker’s planet orbited two stars. How about brown dwarfs instead?

In a memorable image from the 1977 film “Star Wars,” the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the horizon on his desert planet Tatooine. Astronomers since then indeed have ...

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Giant Planet Was Just Caught Falling Into Its Star and It Changes What We Thought About Planetary Death

The star blinked once—just a flash in the sky above Palomar Observatory in 2020. To most, it was another transient burst in ...

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Catch a celestial smile: Rare moon and planets alignment before sunrise Friday in Maine

Early Friday morning, the crescent moon will align with the planets Venus and Saturn in a rare and playful celestial event ...

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