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Rare Celestial 'Smiley Face' Graces Skies During Triple Conjunction

The alignment of Venus, Saturn, and a crescent Moon on April 25 captivated global observers, with Singapore seeing an inverted 'sad face.'

Venus, Saturn, and Moon to Form Rare 'Smiley Face' in Pre-Dawn Sky

Rare 'Smiley Face' Celestial Event to Grace Pre-Dawn Skies on April 25

Micromoon and Pink Moon to Illuminate Skies This Saturday

Rare Total Lunar Eclipse and Upcoming Partial Solar Eclipse Captivate Skywatchers

Rare Planet Parade Offers Stunning Night Sky Views This Week

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment Visible This Week

Rare Planetary Parade of Seven Planets Peaks on February 28

Rare Planetary Parade to Feature All Solar System Planets in February

Six-Planet Alignment Dazzles Night Sky in January 2025

Comet C/2024 G3 Offers Rare Viewing Opportunity, But Visibility Remains Challenging

Rare Lunar Occultation of Mars Captivates Skywatchers

Venus and Crescent Moon Dazzle Stargazers Worldwide

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend Despite Bright Moonlight

Jupiter to Shine Brightest of the Year During December 7 Opposition

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight with Halley's Comet Debris

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Visible Tonight for First Time in 80,000 Years

NASA Highlights July's Celestial Events: Planetary Alignments and Star Clusters

Asteroid 2024 MK to Pass Close to Earth This Weekend

Astronomers Confirm First Merging Quasars from Cosmic Dawn

Rare Nova Explosion to Illuminate Night Sky This Summer

Rare Planetary Alignment: What You Need to Know for June 3 Viewing

JWST Captures Formation of Earliest Known Galaxies

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower to Peak with Exceptional Brilliance

Total Solar Eclipses Becoming Rarer Due to Moon's Increasing Distance from Earth

Largest Digital Camera to Begin Decade-Long Survey of the Southern Sky

Israeli Scientists Capture Real-Time Supernova in Pinwheel Galaxy

'Worm Moon' Lunar Eclipse Precedes Rare Total Solar Eclipse

Rare Nova Explosion Expected to Illuminate the Night Sky This Year

U.S. Braces for Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, Businesses and States Prepare for Tourism Surge

New Super-Earth Discovered in Habitable Zone