Venus and Jupiter Got The J.U.I.C.E. | August 4 - August 10
Season 48 Episode 31 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ524 August 4-10, 2025 “Venus and Jupiter Got the J.U.I.C.E.”
Star Gazers STGZ524 August 4-10, 2025 “Venus and Jupiter Got the J.U.I.C.E.”
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Venus and Jupiter Got The J.U.I.C.E. | August 4 - August 10
Season 48 Episode 31 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ524 August 4-10, 2025 “Venus and Jupiter Got the J.U.I.C.E.”
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SOMETHING SPECTACULAR IS HAPPENING# IN OUR MORNING SKIES.. VENUS - ARE MOVING WITHIN A SINGLE DEGREE# OF EACH OTHER ON AUGUST 12TH!
LET’S SEE IT HIT THE DARKNESS JUST BEFORE SUNRISE# THIS WEEK AND NEXT LOOKING EAST.
THE BRIGHT WHITE MORNING STAR AND GOLDEN JUPITER# WILL PRECEDE THE SUN GROWING CLOSER EACH MORNING.
THEN, ON AUGUST 12 - THEY’LL BE LESS THAN A# PINKY-WIDTH APART IN THE MORNING SKY.
INCREDIBLE!
WHILE YOU LOOK SOMETHING TO PONDER .
IN 2013, THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY LAUNCHED THE# JUPITER ICY MOONS EXPLORER - OR JUICE.
TO REACH JUPITER - JUICE NEEDS SPEED.
IT# GETS IT BY SLINGSHOTTING - FIRST AROUND THE MOON AND EARTH IN 2024, AND NOW IN AUGUST 2025# JUICE IS HURTLING TOWARD VENUS FOR BIG SWING!
NEXT IT’LL PASS US TWICE BEFORE# SPEEDING TOWARD JUPITER TO STUDY ITS MOONS GANYMEDE, CALLISTO, AND EUROPA.
CLEARLY, JUPITER AND VENUSES CONJUNCTION# HAS THE JUICE.
KEEP LOOKING UP!
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