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Venus reaches superior solar conjunction today: What does it mean and can you see it?

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth.
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25 of the most insane facts about our solar system

Discover mind-blowing facts about the Solar System in our video "25 Insanely Cool Facts About the Solar System" WATCH OUR OTHER VIDEOS: ►25 Mind Blowing Facts About Time <a ...
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Jupiter-Venus conjunction: How to see our solar system's 2 brightest planets in August

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

Which Is The Only Planet That Rotates Clockwise?

Discover the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise. Learn why this 'rebel' planet spins backwards, how a ...
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What are the two hottest planets in our solar system?

With a lot of talk about space recently, have you ever wondered which are the hottest planets in the solar system? You'd think the closer you are to the sun, the hotter they must be. Now that's mostly ...
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Here’s your chance to see four planets at once — if Colorado skies are clear

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A celestial event being hyped by some internet sites as an extremely rare planetary alignment has been oversold, astronomers are saying, but it should be a ...
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Photos of Venus, the mysterious planet next door

Images near the south pole of Venus on the night side, from the Ultraviolet, Visible and Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIRTIS) on ESAís Venus Express, reveal varying cloud systems loaded with ...