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Closest three planets until 2021
This photo from Mike O'Neal in Oklahoma shows Jupiter, Venus and Mercury on May 25, 2013, one day before they are closest on May 26.
May 26, 2013
May 23 moon over northern Norway
The full moon tonight - May 24-25, 2013 - is a supermoon.
May 23, 2013
Blue bottle fly
They're ubiquitous at this time of the year. Who looks closely at a fly?
May 22, 2013
Moore, Oklahoma tornado May 20, 2013
Links to the the tragic consequences, and how to donate to help the victims, below.
May 21, 2013
A little earth and a little sky in one puddle
Thanks so much to EarthSky Facebook friend Marianna Bucina Roco for sharing this image with us!
May 20, 2013
May day in an English meadow by the sea
This meadow in Northumberland, overlooking the North Sea, typifies a landscape that many of us outside the UK imagine, when we think of England.
May 17, 2013
Sun halo over U.S. East Coast yesterday
A ring or circle of light around the sun or moon is called a halo by scientists. They're a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting above our heads.
May 15, 2013
Last night’s young moon
The moon is now back in the evening sky. It's a waxing crescent, also called a young moon.
May 14, 2013
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park
Manish Mamtani captured this image at Joshua Tree National Park, in the early hours of May 4, 2013.
May 11, 2013
