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Venus, Jupiter share 'cosmic kiss' in the night sky

The next time Venus and Jupiter will be this close will be in 2032.

WASHINGTON — The two brightest planets in our solar system were in conjunction on Wednesday night. Venus and Jupiter appeared so close in the night sky, skywatchers said they shared a "cosmic kiss."

While March 1 was the pinnacle of the celestial drama, the two planets have been moving closer to each other over the past few weeks. They appeared side-by-side about one-third up in the west-southwest sky at sunset Wednesday evening. 

The two planets will still appear close together in the sky for a few more days, but experts at Space.com say the two planets will not appear so close together again for about a decade.

On Wednesday, Venus and Jupiter appeared separated in the night sky by a little over half a degree (0.53 degrees), or roughly the apparent width of the moon.

It won't be until Feb. 7, 2032, when the planets will appear closer to each other (0.35 degrees). 

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