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Use the moon to find Jupiter and Saturn in late May and early June

In late May and early June 2021, use the moon to find Jupiter and Saturn.

May 31, 2021

Photos! The close Mercury-Venus conjunction

Closest Mercury-Venus conjunction until 2033 It hasn’t been easy, but members of the EarthSky community have caught photos of the...

Deborah Byrd

May 30, 2021

Why is the sun’s atmosphere hotter than its surface?

The sun's atmosphere, or corona - the wispy part we see during solar eclipses - is hundreds of times hotter than the sun's visible surface, or photosphere. Why?

EarthSky Voices

May 30, 2021

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse on June 10

The moon will sweep in front of the sun June 10 to stage 2021's first solar eclipse. A bright ring, the sun's outer rim, will surround the moon at mid-eclipse.

Bruce McClure

May 30, 2021

US Pentagon UFO report due in June

The US Pentagon UFO report - an unclassified document - is due in June 2021. It's supposed to reveal everything government agencies know about UFOs.

Lia De La Cruz

May 28, 2021

What’s this rainbow patch in the sky?

One EarthSky reader captured a photo of a rainbow patch hanging below a cloud, looking almost like a sheet of rain. What was it?

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 28, 2021

In late May, closest Mercury-Venus conjunction until 2033

Late May 2021 showcases the closest coupling of Mercury and Venus for years to come.

Bruce McClure

May 28, 2021

How shrinking planets might explain missing planets

There's a puzzling gap in exoplanets, orbiting distant stars. Where are the worlds between 1.5 and 2 times Earth's radius? Shrinking planets may be the answer.

Paul Scott Anderson

May 27, 2021

Meteors from rare long-period comets

With a global camera network, scientists track meteors of long-period comets - which take thousands of years to orbit once - to predict the next meteor rain.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 27, 2021