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On Friday, April 25, the crescent moon, Venus and Saturn will form a planetary conjunction that will look like a smiley face. The event will happen in the early morning hours along the eastern ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is a burst of meteor activity occurring around mid to late April. Night sky. In 2025, the Lyrid meteor shower will be active between April 16 to April 25. A dark site with ...

Early risers on Friday, April 25, 2025, are in for a celestial treat as a rare planetary alignment forms a 'smiley face' in the predawn sky. This phenomenon, known as a triple conjunction ...

At around 5:30 AM EST, Venus, Saturn, and the moon will briefly align during a rare triple conjunction to resemble a smiley face when viewed from Earth. The trio will offer its grin for about an ...

Early birds on Earth will have the chance to witness the moon teaming up with two planets to form a celestial smiley face this week. Between 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise on Friday, April 25 ...

Venus, Saturn, and the Moon will form a 'smiley face' This beautiful visual rendezvous is the result of celestial mechanics—the systematic and predictable movement of solar system bodies.

But on Friday morning itself, sky watchers might be able to spot a ‘triple conjunction’ of the Moon, Venus and Saturn - which looks a tiny bit like a smiley face. Venus is shining brightly all through ...

"To some people, the triangle of bright objects may appear as a smiley face.” Grab your telescopes and binoculars, stargazers! Read on for how and when to watch the rare spectacle. To catch the ...

The moon, Venus and Saturn are expected to briefly align into a rare formation resembling a “smiley face” this week, Nasa has said. Skygazers may observe the two planets and the crescent moon ...

Nasa has said the rare formation will last about an hour at 5.30am on Friday, April 25. Known as a "conjunction", it's a fairly common occurrence for a planet to be seen close to the moon. Two or more ...