Solar eclipses aren't exclusive to Earth, but eclipses viewed from our planet have few rivals in the solar system. A word about Earth's solar eclipses, and what eclipses would be like on other planets, here.
Cottonwood trees in the American West are a nuisance to some and a treasure to others. They yield shade, beautiful foliage and, in June, a kind of warm, fluffy "snow."
The best time to look for Jupiter is just ahead. Its retrograde motion begins today. A bright star, Spica in the constellation Virgo, is right next to it.
Larry Sessions has written many favorite posts in EarthSky's Tonight area. He's a former planetarium director in Little Rock, Fort Worth and Denver and an adjunct faculty member at Metropolitan State University of Denver. He's a longtime member of NASA's Solar System Ambassadors program. His articles have appeared in numerous publications including Space.com, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy and Rolling Stone. His small book on world star lore, Constellations, was published by Running Press.