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Space: How to see the cosmic 'smiley face' on April 25

If you look up to the sky in the early hours of April 25 you might just see it smiling back at you, NASA skywatchers have forecast. That's when a rare celestial spectacle called a triple conjunction will occur. On the morning of Friday, April 25, Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon will appear close together in the predawn sky,

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Space: How to see the cosmic 'smiley face' on April 25
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    Here's how to see tonight's triple conjunction, when 2 planets form a cosmic 'smiley face' with the moon

    Here's how to see tonight's triple conjunction, when 2 planets form a cosmic 'smiley face' with the moon

    A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon form a celestial …

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