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Photographers around the world captured Jupiter and Saturn aligning almost perfectly in the night sky this week. Monday was the closest the two planets have appeared in 800 years; the last time they were this close and visible was in 1226. The two planets align or conjugate every 20 years. …

The Christmas Star symbolizes the festive spirit of the end of the year and the celebrations of the New Year. A natural phenomenon known as the ‘Great Conjunction’ of the two planetary giants, Jupiter and Saturn, took place on December 21. The occurrence is known as the ‘Christmas Star’ or …

This Christmas season, the most special thing to see in the sky will not be flying reindeer pulling a sleigh, but rather a rare celestial encounter, a kind of cosmic gift, many lives in the making. On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will meet in a “grand conjunction,” the closest …

The two planets had never been so close since 1623. Calcutta: Space enthusiasts got a chance to see a rare celestial event Monday night, when Jupiter and Saturn appeared to merge and looked like a single bright star, in what is called a conjunction. People gathered to observe the phenomenon, …

The two bright planets will be in closest conjunction in the evening sky after 367 years. Sky watchers in the city are preparing to see a rare sight in the night sky on December 21, when two bright planets, Jupiter and Saturn, become closely linked after 367 years, the first …

It’s not every day that two gas giants flirt with each other in the night sky, so when Jupiter and Saturn recently became “partners,” space lovers armed themselves with their cameras and telescopes to capture the special moment. The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, appeared …

The year 2020 will end with a special celestial event, as two of the largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will come together on Monday. What makes this event more special is that it is happening after 367 years. It was last observed in 1623 and will …

[ad_1] TORONTO – Does the coronavirus fear keeping you awake? Well, you’ll have a friendly heavenly face to keep you company for at least one sleepless night this month: Two planets will line up with the moon to create a “smiley face,” in an unusual event for sky watchers. If …

[ad_1] Astronomers discovered a massive distant planet orbiting the star Kepler-88. The planet is approximately three times the size of our own Jupiter, and around 300 times the mass of Earth. At a distance of more than 1,250 light years from Earth, we may never visit it, but scientists can …

[ad_1] Astronomers have discovered a planet three times more massive than Jupiter in a star system located about 1,250 light-years away from ours. The distant world, known as Kepler-88d, is the most massive in the star system, containing two other planets, according to a study published in The astronomical diary. …