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Apr 2023
12m 44s

Venus

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media
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As long as humans have looked up in the sky, they noticed something. There was an unusually bright star that would show up in the early morning or early evening.  This star was one of the few points of light in the sky that moved. They were dubbed planets, and the one that appeared in the morning and evening was thought to be two different ones. Today, we kn ... Show More
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