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See a cosmic 'smiley face' in early morning sky

New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a conjunction) in the predawn sky.

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Celestial smiley face to form during conjunction of moon Venus, Saturn. Here's when

Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face.

Space.com on MSN · 19h

See a cosmic 'smiley face' in the early morning sky as the moon greets Saturn and Venus tomorrow

Well, in the predawn hours of April 25 it literally will be thanks to a double conjunction that will see Saturn, Venus and the moon combine to form a grinning face in the predawn sky. To spot the celestial 'smiley face,

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Rare smiley face will light up Pittsburgh-area sky on Friday morning

Venus and Saturn will be in just the correct spot in their revolution around the sun to match up with the waning crescent ...

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Did you see the sun chase the moon this morning?

and of course it takes about 24 hours for the Earth to spin one revolution. This cosmic alignment means that the moon always rises with the sun when it's in the new phase. The moon is of ...

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'Beautiful experience': Enthusiasts watch partial solar eclipse as Moon covers the Sun

It's a special cosmic event where the Sun, Moon and Earth all have to line up for it to happen. Depending on how they line up, there are different types of eclipses that are visible from the ...

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How to see a partial solar eclipse turn the sun into a crescent

A partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and Earth but the celestial bodies aren’t completely aligned, according to NASA. The moon only blocks part of the sun’s ...

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