MARS AND JUPITER TO APPEAR CLOSEST IN A DECADE DURING RARE CONJUNCTION

Mario Nawfal

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🚨 MARS AND JUPITER TO APPEAR CLOSEST IN A DECADE DURING RARE CONJUNCTION

Mars and Jupiter will appear closer than they have in a decade during a rare planetary conjunction on Wednesday, with just one-third of a degree separating them.

Best viewed before daybreak in the eastern sky near Taurus, this event coincides with the Perseid meteor shower and won’t occur again until 2033.

Despite appearing close, the planets will actually be over 350 million miles apart.

This alignment, last seen in 2018, will be a spectacle for skywatchers, with the next occurrence in 2033 set to bring them even closer.

Source: Fox