OUTER SPACE They have been up there much longer than us, and we will be long gone before they disappear, but Saturn and Jupiter will be joined in this year s Great Conjunction for only a wisp of a cosmic moment.
As anticipation for the Great Conjunction of 2020 builds, where Saturn and Jupiter will coalesce into one point of light on Monday, Dec. 21, two Utah astronomers offer their insight and advice for fellow stargazers. I m not pushing the brightness or even the neatness of this event, NASA Solar System Ambassador Patrick Wiggins said of the event s importance. I m pushing the rareness.