Mercury at inferior conjunction; the moon passes Jupiter and Saturn

Published: Oct. 18, 2020, 5 a.m.

Superior and inferior don't mean better than and worse than when we're talking about astronomical events. Find out what it means when one of the inner planets is at inferior conjunction like Mercury will be soon. And watch the moon pass Jupiter and Saturn this week. The two planets are getting closer to each other until their very close call in December.