India, April 25 -- Sky smiled back! In the early hours of Friday, April 25, skywatchers around the globe witnessed a rare celestial event - a "smiley face" in the sky, thanks to a phenomenon known as a "triple conjunction".

According to a Live Science report, this cosmic spectacle occurred due to the close alignment of Venus, Saturn, and a thin crescent moon near the eastern horizon, creating a formation that resembled a smiling face.

While the alignment was visible to the naked eye just before sunrise, the report noted that stargazers could enjoy finer details with the help of a backyard telescope or a good pair of binoculars.

The rare celestial display known as a "triple conjunction" occurs in astronomy when three celestial bodies ap...