First movie partially filmed in space on this year's agenda

By Brad Tucker
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:00am, first published January 3 2021 - 11:02am
There will be touchdown on Mars early in the year. Picture: Shutterstock
There will be touchdown on Mars early in the year. Picture: Shutterstock

You can look forward to a total lunar eclipse - during which you'll see the sunrise and sunset of the Earth on the Moon.

The year 2020 was a big one in space. All five visible planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) were visible for parts of the year. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were at opposition and very bright in our skies at times. We also ended 2020 with the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, had a Halloween Blue Moon, and a few good meteor showers along the way.

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