Solar Conjunction

good morning everyone cup of science Joe here today I'd like to talk about a solar conjunction as we have recently entered one with Mars well what is that you might ask a solar conjunction is when the earth and another planet during their endless WS around the Sun find themselves in a period of time when the sun itself is between both of them this phenomenon occurs every 2 years and it affects us because the sun can disrupt signals being sent from here to our spacecraft on Mars because of that we stop sending new instructions to the spacecraft and instead only get health checks and light communication from them I hope you've learned something and I implore you to step outside tonight and look towards the Stars

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Published: Mon Nov 20 2023