INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS: Venus looks like a ring of fire! The 2nd planet is making a close approach to the sun this week--an event astronomers call "inferior conjunction." In fact, it's one of the closest approaches in decades. Astronomers daring enough to observe the event are capturing rare images of Venus backlit by the sun. Visit Spaceweather.com for the full story.
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Above: Venus approaching inferior conjunction on June 1, 2020. Photo Credit: Didier Favre of Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
