This is when the moon will be 221,917 miles from Earth, which is nearly 17,000 miles closer than the moon's average distance of 238,900 miles ... originally appeared on USA TODAY: Celestial smiley ...

A planetary alignment early Friday morning could resemble a celestial smiley face—depending on where you’re looking from and how much imagination you bring—according to astronomers.

The conjunction will be turned on its side in the early morning hours. Early risers, you could glimpse a "smiley face" in Michigan skies Friday morning, April 25. Or maybe not, it depends on how ...

The “smiley face” conjunction adds to a series of celestial events captivating stargazers this month. Notably, the Lyrid meteor shower peaked Monday night.

"The thin, crescent Moon looks like a smile. To some people, the triangle of bright objects may appear as a smiley face." Mercury, which will also appear bright that day, will be visible below ...

On Friday, April 25, the crescent moon, Venus and Saturn will form a planetary conjunction that will look like a smiley face. The event will happen in the early morning hours along the eastern ...

The smiley face in the sky should be visible in the Hudson Valley before sunrise Thursday, April 25. The smiley face-like formation is called a 'triple conjunction', during which the crescent moon ...

Early birds on Earth will have the chance to witness the moon teaming up with two planets to form a celestial smiley face this week ... closer than the moon's average distance of 238,900 miles ...