Those two ‘dots’ in the sky are the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter

Have you looked up at the night sky lately?

Those two “dots” you see in the night sky are the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

It’s the closest that the two planets will appear from Earth until 2039.

Sky gazers across the planet have been photographing this heavenly meeting. Check out the photos submitted from across the globe to the BBC’s Science Focus Magazine, here.

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