| | | May 3 Eta Aquariid Meteors This Weekend | | | |
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| | | Comet Halley's 2 meteor showers | | | The famous Comet Halley spawns the Eta Aquariids - going on now - and the Orionids in October. Plus where the comet is now, parent bodies of other meteor showers ... and Isaac Newton's Vis-viva equation, his poetic rendition of instantaneous motion. Read more. | | | New moon is Saturday | | The moon is between the Earth and sun, crossing the sky with the sun during the day. Most of us won't see the returning young moon Sunday evening, but we'll all see it sweep past Mars early next week. Read more. | | | When does Ramadan begin in 2019? | | Earliest sightings of a young crescent moon will mark the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The UAE's moon-sighting committee might spot it Sunday evening, if they're using binoculars and telescopes. For the eye alone, Monday is more likely. Read more. | | | | | |
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|  | | Biggest mission yet for Blue Origin's New Shepard | Here's Blue Origin's New Shepard booster sticking its landing yesterday (May 2) during its 5th mission to space and back. The mission flew 38 payloads for a variety of schools, universities, government agencies and private companies. Read about the mission from Space.com, or enjoy the replay of Blue Origin's webcast on Friday, on YouTube. Gradatim Ferociter! | | | | | |
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 | | Old moon, Venus, Mercury | View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The moon is sweeping past the planets Venus and Mercury (to the left of the tower) in the morning sky now. Asthadi Setyawan caught them yesterday morning from Malang, East Java, Indonesia. | | |
