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Venus and Jupiter Set for Tight Post‑Sunset Conjunction on June 9

The pairing will hang low over a clear western horizon and offer easy naked‑eye views as Mercury briefly joins the line of sight in early June.

Mercury, Venus and Mars Reach Diamond-Shaped Alignment Near the Sun Today

Venus and Mars Align With the Sun This Week, Unseen From Earth

Rare Near-Sun Alignment of Mercury, Venus and Mars Is Underway

James Webb Uncovers Massive Early Galaxies and a Fading Exoplanet Candidate

New VLT Observations Reveal Active Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Rare Planet Parade Offers Stunning Night Sky Views This Week

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment Visible This Week

Rare Planetary Alignment Visible in Night Sky on February 25

Rare Planetary Parade of Seven Planets Peaks on February 28

Rare Planetary Parade to Grace February Skies

Rare Planetary Alignments Grace February Skies

Six-Planet 'Parade' Graces Night Sky in Rare Viewing Opportunity

Rare Sun-Skirting Comet Visible in Southern Hemisphere Skies This Week

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

Mars and Jupiter to Appear Closest in Sky Until 2033

NASA's Perseverance Captures Mars' Partial Solar Eclipse; Earth Awaits Total Eclipse

Rare 'Aubrite' Meteorite Fragments Found in Germany Offer Clues to Earth's Origins

Great North American Eclipse on April 8 to be Most Visible in 100 Years

Rare Solar Event Causes Dramatic Expansion of Mars' Atmosphere