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While dust storms are a regular occurence on the Red Planet, they can last for weeks, blocking the sunshine that powers the spacecraft

1:59 This week after the sun sets and if you have a good view of the western evening sky you will see two planets, Venus and Mars, very close to one another. This type of event is called a conjunction. If you have a pair of binoculars or even a small telescope you will get a memorable view of these celestial objects. Both Mars and Venus are traveling eastward in their orbits around the Sun. Since Venus orbits the Sun closer it will pass Mars, which is farther away from the Sun and moves slower. You can watch these two planets over the next few nights as they do their evening dance.

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NASA says it'll be sending two missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030, marking the first time its probes have visited the planet in over 30 years.