May 2026 opens with the Flower Moon on May 1 and will close with a rare Blue Micromoon on May 31, marking two full moons in one month. This uncommon alignment happens roughly every 2.5 years and ...

Tonight is "blue moon Eve" (see the May 31 entry for more details). Late tonight, look toward the southeast to see one of the ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower brings shooting stars before dawn, the Moon meets brilliant Venus after sunset, and May wraps ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower brings shooting stars before dawn, the Moon meets brilliant Venus after sunset, and May wraps up with a rare Blue Moon. Look to the early morning sky around May 5-6 for ...

April showers bring May flowers—and it’s not just Earth's surface in bloom. Look up, as the sky joins in to kick off the ...

May is typically when the Southwest starts to heat up—but sometimes, that heat arrives a little earlier and a little stronger ...

May’s sky features not one but two full moons as well as the dazzling Eta Aquarids meteor shower. Here’s when to look up for ...

Today’s Waxing Gibbous moon, nearly 94% illuminated, shows the lunar cycle nearing its full moon phase and peak brightness.

This May, be on the lookout for another meteor shower, full moons — which may appear slightly smaller than usual — and a ...

- Lagoon Nebula (M8) is an emission nebula in Sagittarius.

According to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has the statue in its collection, the llama stands about 2 inches (5.1 ...

Thríhnúkagígur is a volcano near Reykjavík in Iceland with an empty magma chamber decorated with vivid colors that scientists ...