Watch for Mercury before sunup, the bright planet Jupiter will be nearby. Mercury reaches greatest elongation on May 29. It's best from the Southern Hemisphere.
May 28, 2023, would be the 93rd birthday of Frank Drake. He formulated the famous Drake equation in 1961, as a tool for contemplating alien civilizations.
SpaceX’s fifth and final Starlink launch for the month is currently scheduled from California between 5:27 - 7:15 UTC on May 31, 2023. Watch the livestream here.
Enjoy this gallery of the best deep-sky photos of May from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!
What's a safe distance from a supernova? To survive a supernova, recent data says Earth would have to be at least 160 light-years away from the exploding star.