{"id":22115,"date":"2022-09-26T19:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jupiter-will-soon-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth-in-59-years\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T19:41:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:41:10","slug":"jupiter-will-soon-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth-in-59-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jupiter-will-soon-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth-in-59-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Jupiter will soon make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Because Jupiter orbits the Sun at a different speed and elliptical than Earth, the two planets pass each other at different distances throughout the year. Now, according to NASA, Jupiter will come approximately 367 million miles from Earth on Monday, September 26 \u2014 its closest approach since 1963.<\/p>\n

The space agency originally stated that Jupiter would be making its closest in nearly 70 years on Monday but has since corrected its statement after discovering a data error, a NASA spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

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Jupiter from the Juno spacecraft at 3.3 million miles (5.3 million kilometers) away. Credit: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not only will the planet be making a close approach, but lucky for us Jupiter will also be in opposition.<\/p>\n