There are a lot of things in Earth's night sky, and every now and again, they line up in such a way to give us all a little bit of a giggle. On the nights of Thursday 24 and Friday 25 April, just such an alignment is going to take place,

Earth’s neighbouring planet, Venus, will be shining brightly in the morning sky this week - and might just flash us a grin with help from the Moon. All of this week, Venus will be visible shining brightly as a morning star in the Eastern sky around sunrise in the days up to 25 April.

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning. According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise,