May 18 - Top Stories This Week

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Surf in the sky - Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds - via Yoav Naccache. Clouds that look like ocean waves They're called Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, aka billow clouds or shear-gravity clouds, and they look like breaking ocean waves. Asteroid strike simulation blasts New York City Every year, asteroid experts from around the globe run days-long simulations of asteroids headed for major cities. In 2019, it was New York City's turn. Oldest known tree in eastern North America Scientists say a bald cypress tree in the North Carolina wetlands is at least 2,624 years old. More top stories Next Blue Moon is tonight What Mars’ giant dust storm taught us Arsenic-breathing life discovered in Pacific Giant devil rays' secret birthing zone? Shrinking moon might be generating moonquakes Video: Fly over Curiosity’s route on Mars Lightsail 2 set to launch in June New insights about distant Haumea's enigmatic ring

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Saturday's Blue Moon near Antares, Jupiter, Ceres In North America, the May full moon carries the names Flower Moon, Milk Moon or Planting Moon. As the 3rd of 4 moons in a season, it's also a Blue Moon. This Blue Moon will be poised to occult dwarf planet Ceres. You'll see bright Antares and brighter Jupiter near the moon. Read more.

Waxing moon with Golden Handle View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Needless to say, tonight's Blue Moon won't look blue. If you catch it low in the sky, it's more likely to look orange. Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe caught this photo of a waxing moon this week, setting, with what's called a Golden Handle (the curved feature at right, jutting up along the line between light and dark on the moon). Watch a beautiful video, also by Peter, captured as this moon set! Thank you, Peter. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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