HEY SKYNERDS, TRACE HERE! PLANETS ARE DISTINCT IN THE NIGHT SKY BECAUSE WE CAN ACTUALLY VISIT THEM! THREE PLANETS WE VE PROBED. HIT THE SKIES JUST AFTER SUNSET AND LOOK FOR VENUS IN THE SOUTHWEST, PROBES OF VENUS SURFACE SHOW A HECKSCAPE OF TOXIC SULFUR, OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY. THE SOLAR ORBITER FLEW BY IN AUGUST 2021 AND SHOWED WHY IT S EARNED THE NICKNAME THE EVENING AND MORNING STAR. SO BRIGHT! UP AND TO THE LEFT OF VENUS IS THE MAJESTIC, RINGED SATURN, CASSINI PLUNGED INTO SATURN IN 2017, AFTER STUDYING ITS MOONS, RINGS AND ATMOSPHERE. CHECK OUT THIS HEXAGONAL AURORA ON ITS POLE! THE THIRD VISIBLE PLANET THIS WEEK IS JOLLY OL JUPITER! JUNO RECENTLY STUDIED THE PLANET, LEARNING A LOT BE BEFORE DIVING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND GETTING CRUSHED. LOOK HOW UNCTUOUS JUPITER S CLOUDS CAN BE, WOW. EVERY DOT TELLS A STORY. YOU CAN LEARN THEM IF YOU KEEP LOOKIN UP!