This weekend, Mercury will join Jupiter and Saturn in what is being dubbed as a "triple conjunction," as the three planets will be within a couple of degrees from one another in the night sky.

After that, another triple conjunction won't occur until April 2026, ... 2020, in al-Salmi district, a desert area 120 km west of Kuwait City, shows the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.

When the conjunction began a few weeks ago, Jupiter was about 550 million miles (890 million kilometers) from Earth, or about 5.9 times the distance between Earth and the sun, while Saturn was ...

Did you see the “Christmas Star” last month? Another astronomical event referred to as a “triple conjunction” will be visible in the sky this weekend. From Jan. 9-12, Mercury, Jupiter, and ...

Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury will appear near each other in the evening sky shortly after sunset on Jan. 10, 2021 in a dazzling triple-conjunction. (Image credit: Starry Night) ...

Did you see the “Christmas Star” last month? Another astronomical event referred to as a “triple conjunction” will be visible in the sky this weekend. From Jan. 9-12, Mercury, Jupiter, and ...

Another astronomical event referred to as a “triple conjunction” will be visible in the sky this weekend. From Jan. 9-12, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn will be visible in the southwestern sky.

Another astronomical event referred to as a “triple conjunction” will be visible in the sky this weekend. From Jan. 9-12, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn will be visible in the southwestern sky.

Last month, Jupiter and Saturn treated skywatchers to a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime “great conjunction,” when they were closer in the night sky than they had been since medieval times. Now ...