Sky watchers and astronomy enthusiasts can spot both Mercury and Venus in the night sky, starting next week, as the duo will be in their closest passage to Earth, according to The Sun.
Mercury, the smallest and fastest planet in our solar system, is set to reach its most visible point on April 11, according to NASA, although the planet will start to appear in the night sky starting yesterday.
Mercury has a solid surface full of craters, like the moon. The rocky planet appears in the sky only for a few weeks every three to four months of the year. This is because the rest of the time is lost in the glare of the sun.
The planet Venus, which is rusty in color and full of mountains and thousands of large volcanoes, will also appear on April 11 alongside the group of stars of the Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters, in the sky.
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