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Human World
Archaeologists recreate Pompeii victim using AI technology
Archaeologists have used AI technology to recreate a Pompeii victim. The man fled the volcano while trying to protect his head with a terracotta bowl.
May 3, 2026
Sun
Sun news: Quiet sun, but coronal hole keeps Earth stirring
Sun news for May 3, 2026: Quiet sun, but a coronal hole keeps Earth's field stirring. G1 storms are possible today. Faint CMEs may glance Earth by May 4–5.
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for May
Visible planets and night sky guide. Tomorrow morning, the moon rises an hour or more in the east after sunset. It'll be close to the bright red star Antares.
May 3, 2026
Brightest Stars
Arcturus, brightest star of the northern sky
Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern half of the sky. It's easy to find in spring in the Northern Hemisphere near the handle of the Big Dipper.
May 3, 2026
Moon Phases
May 1 full moon is a Flower Moon and micromoon
The 1st May full moon happens on May 1. It'll look full on the nights before and after that, too. The 2nd May full moon - a Blue Moon - will fall on May 30-31.
May 1, 2026
Space
Surprise! A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds
A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds? NASA's Webb space telescope has found the 1st signs of cirrus-like clouds on exoplanet Epsilon Indi Ab.
May 1, 2026
Earth
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are thunderheads spawned by fires
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are fire-driven thunderstorms. The storms can produce lightning and strong winds that make the fire situation worse.
May 1, 2026
Astronomy Essentials
Human World
Happy May Day! Today is an astronomy holiday
Happy May Day! This annual celebration has its roots in astronomy as 1 of 4 cross-quarter days. Dancing around a maypole is a traditional May Day celebration.
May 1, 2026
Human World
May birthstone: The magnificent green emerald
Happy birthday, May babies! The May birthstone is the emerald, a stone once worn by royalty in ancient Babylon and Egypt.
May 1, 2026
Astronomy Essentials
2026 Eta Aquariid meteor shower best before dawn on May 5
May's Eta Aquariid meteor shower is best in 2026 on the morning of May 5. Find a way to block the moonlight and watch in the hours before dawn.
May 1, 2026
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