With so many objects floating around in the cosmos, pathways are bound to cross and celestial sights are likely to pair up - at least from our perspective here on Earth.
Jupiter and Venus will be slowly moving closer to each other over the coming days. Both can be spotted in the western sky just after 6pm. Venus will be the brighter of the two and closer to the horizon.
And Comet ZTF (or "Ziggy" as some have grown to call it) will be dancing around Mars. On Friday night, with the aid of binoculars, the comet can be seen up and to the left of the red planet. On Saturday, the comet will be to the planet's lower left.
And the Curiosity Rover found a friend, too. On Mars, the Curiosity discovered a foot-long meteorite. "It's covered in coco brown Martian dust," says Bob King. "They've already named it... Cacao." The main ingredient in chocolate is the namesake of this new find.
Grab a buddy, hope for clear skies, and enjoy the starry nights.
