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Conjunctions and comparisons

The close conjunction of Mars with Jupiter in the morning sky on January 07 was seen by many observers. After

The Sun is very quiet and the 11-year cycle seems to be coming to an end, with 101 ‘no sunspot

The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter has discovered that cyclones around the planet’s poles are tightly packed into remarkable polygonal patterns.

Whether Jupiter’s jet streams are shallow or deep has long been a major puzzle. In the March 8 edition of

Juno images published today show tight clusters of cyclones: a pentagon at the south pole and an octagon at the north pole.