Texas sky watchers who marveled ... and Venus, the two brightest planets, will appear exceptionally close in the sky. Lastly, ...

Hanson Center for Space Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas ... conjunction. The two planets will be about two or three fingertip widths apart in the sky, he said.

The evening planets are much easier to see: Always bright and reliable ... Mercury rises nearly two hours before sunrise and appears to literally soar high into the eastern sky in the dawn twilight.

What's happening in the skies over North Texas this month? April holds some spectacular sights in the night sky. Check out ...