May 12 - Red Mars, Blue Moon

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What Mars’ giant dust storm taught us Before we send people to Mars, we need to understand more about how Martian dust could affect astronauts and their equipment. Here are 3 things we’ve learned from the planet’s 2018 global dust storm. When is the next Blue Moon? You might know the definition of Blue Moon as the 2nd of 2 full moons in a calendar month. But there's another kind of Blue Moon ... coming up on May 18. Read more. Arsenic-breathing life discovered in Pacific Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that microorganisms are breathing arsenic in a large area of the Pacific Ocean. Read more.

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Next few evenings … Moon sweeps through Leo Tonight's moon is still moving in front of the constellation Leo the Lion. Notice a bright star near the moon? It's Regulus, whose name means little king. Read more.

Eta Aquariid meteor over Indonesia's Mount Bromo On May 4-5, Justin Ng captured Eta Aquariid meteors and the Milky Way over Mount Bromo, an active volcano in Indonesia. Thank you, Justin! See another photo here.  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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