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Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, captured on June 9-10, 2026, framed by the “Wortsegel” (monument to poetry) in Saarland, Germany. The 13-meter steel sculpture by artist Heinrich Popp turns the sky itself into part of the artwork. Seeing Jupiter and Venus suspended between the crescent-shaped arches felt quietly magical.
MERCURY RISING TO JOIN VENUS AND JUPITER: Around the world this week, people have been watching Venus and Jupiter converge in the evening sky. Mercury is about to join them. The first planet is rising out of the sunset, as shown in this photo from Eric G. David of King George, Virginia: