The Great Conjunction: NASA explain upcoming space event
The planets Jupiter and Saturn will come together on Monday, December 21, to form what some have called the Christmas Star of 2020. The astronomical phenomenon is officially known as a Great Conjunction and only happens once every 20 years. But the upcoming conjunction promises to be exceptional as the two gas giants will come within 0.1 degrees of each other – the closest visible conjunction in nearly 800 years.
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And this is not an event you will want to miss as the spectacle will not be matched again until 2080.
Because of how close the planets will come to each other ... Read even more
