09.01.2026
A full parade of all three planets closest to Earth—Mercury, Venus, and Mars—will gather near the Sun over the next two weeks, beginning January 22.
08.01.2026
A rare simultaneous approach of Venus and Mars to the Sun, which will now only happen again in the second half of the 23rd century, was recorded from space by the LASCO coronagraphs located on the SOHO spacecraft.
08.01.2026
Minimum level G1 magnetic storms are expected tomorrow at midday due to the passage of a medium-sized plasma ejection that left the Sun on January 6 past the planet.