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Venus to pass between the Earth and sun this weekend

Venus will pass between the Earth and the sun this weekend, but don't try to look for it.

Euronews

Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend -- but don't try to look for it

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction

The Independent UK

What you will and won't see from June's planetary parade

Six planets will line up in the early morning sky on June 3, but most won't be visible to the naked eye

The Independent UK

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For April's eclipse, going from 'meh' to 'OMG' might mean just driving across town

Lots of urban areas will be either in or adjacent to the path of totality for the eclipse on April 8. Experts advise getting into this path, as even a 99% partial eclipse is nothing like a total one.

WEKU

The Orionid meteor shower is peaking this weekend; here’s how to get a look

Streaks of light are produced by friction as debris, usually the size of a grain of sand, rubs against the Earth’s atmosphere. The Orionids are caused by Halley’s Comet.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how to watch

The Perseid meteor shower sends bright streaks shooting across the night sky. Stargazers can watch the shower peak this weekend, but the key, experts say, will be patience.

WEKU

Catch a rising moon: First of two August supermoons rising tonight

A supermoon occurs when a full moon is near its closest approach to earth. The second supermoon of the month will appear Aug. 30.

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Northern lights unlikely to illuminate Chicago skies this week

The aurora forecast has changed since Monday and no longer includes Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN official criticised after meeting Russian sought by ICC

Rights groups and the top U.S. justice envoy on Saturday criticised a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, who is wanted by the world's permanent war crimes court.

Reuters

Illinoisans delight in seeing the northern lights — a rare sight this far south

The lights were visible Sunday in certain parts of the state.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bail denied for woman who tossed nephew off Navy Pier, Chicagoans raise funds for Hurricane Fiona victims and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. envoy says won't allow Syria to be Russian 'bargaining chip' on Ukraine

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday she plans to meet her Russian counterpart to kick off likely contentious talks over aid deliveries into Syria from Turkey, but she will not let Moscow use the issue as a "bargaining chip" on Ukraine.

Reuters

U.N. suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to announce it was quitting the body.

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