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The month of December this year is quite rugged in space. This month saw meteor showers, then solar eclipses.
The last thing that happened in space on December 21 was about 400 years ago. The world will witness a rare cosmic scene.
The two planets of the solar system Jupiter and Saturn are paired. On Monday, the two planets will get so close that if the weather is favorable, it can be understood with the naked eye. NDTV News.
According to the US space agency NASA, it is not uncommon for two planets in the solar system to come very close to each other.
Jupiter passes its neighboring planet Saturn every 20 years, but not that close. The last incident of this kind took place in 1823. The scientist Galileo Galilei is still alive. That was 13 years after the invention of the telescope. As such, after 396 years, the people of the world will once again be able to witness such a rare event.
Scientists say that Monday, Thursday, and Saturday will be close to one tenth of a degree from each other. After 60 years, that is, in 2060, these two planets will be so close again.
Scientists also say that the two planets came in a straight line 800 years ago, but the last time they were this close was in 1823.
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