About 800 years ago in 1226 the two planets were visually “arranged” in the night sky. It was a coincidence of Jupiter and Saturn. In a rare event, they appeared very close together with one-half of the apparent width of the moon. This happened on March 4, 1226 – just …
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The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than in medieval times, and it’s happening in time for Christmas – hence the nickname “Christmas Star”. While it is not a real star, the two planets will certainly create a bright splash in the night sky. On …
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(Newser) – This year’s winter solstice comes with a nice bonus for sky watchers: Jupiter and Saturn will be so close that they will look like a double planet on December 21, Fox Science reports. In fact, the Earth’s age has not had a chance to show a glimpse of …
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Jupiter and Saturn may appear to be spinning and whirling, but they are stormy storms that are literally and otherwise out of this world. Nothing like this happens on earth. Fierce storms on these gas giants were thought to have originated from the atmosphere below, as they have on our …
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A “Halloween Blue Moon” is coming. Getty A new season of stargazing has begun – and it’s set as incredible. The equator signals the fall or the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday while below the equator, it is now spring. Both of these asons will stop …
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