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Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February. Six planets will be visible in the night sky at the same time for a couple ...

Explore the visibility of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in February 2026. Discover observation dates, locations and details based on Space.com and NASA data.

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Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

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