If you’ve seen posts claiming a celestial "smiley face” will light up the night sky over Christmas, don’t get your hopes up — it’s not actually happening. Viral photos circulating on social media, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — There have been some pictures circulating around social media showing a “smiley face” in the night sky that supposedly will be visible on the morning of April 25. In reality, this ...

The next triple conjunction is expected during the early hours of April 25, 2025. The conjunction will be turned on its side in the early morning hours. Early risers, you could glimpse a "smiley face" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. About an hour before sunrise on Friday, April 25, a “smiley ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It's an illusion created in the night sky when a crescent ...

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 horizon ...

Viral social media posts claiming a celestial "smiley face" will appear on Christmas are false. The "smiley face" illusion is an optical effect caused by the alignment of a crescent Moon and two ...