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NASA spacecraft expected to have close encounter with asteroid
NASA’s Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...
Watch The Far Side Of Moon As It Comes Between Earth And Spacecraft
The DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth. Credit: Space.com | ...
A Rare Planetary Alignment Will Form a 'Smiley Face' in the Sky — Here's How to Watch
Venus, Saturn and the moon will form a triple conjunction, appearing to look like a smiley face in a sky. Here's how and when ...
Two planets will form a 'smiley face' with the moon on April 25. Here's where to look.
A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon form a celestial smirk near the horizon.