The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 31st, 2001
Jupiter, Earth get cozy at stroke of midnight New Year's Eve
Knight Ridder News Service
Monday, December 31, 2001
Washington -- Jupiter will ring in the new year by looming directly overhead at midnight today, as close to Earth as it will get all year.
This coincidence of the Earth's orbit and Jupiter's hasn't happened since 1752 and won't happen again until New Year's Eve 2084, said Jack Horkheimer, director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium.
Moreover, Jupiter will be cozying up to a bright and nearly full moon.
"It's kind of poetic to end this year of tragedy and soul- searching w...
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