Get out those telescopes and binoculars, skywatchers! The most spectacular full moon of 2021 is fast approaching. It will be appearing in the night sky on May 26 and, thanks to a lunar eclipse, it won t be just a supermoon , but it will be a blood moon as well.
CNN reports this supermoon will be the closest moon to the earth this year. The folks at NASA further explain that a blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun, hiding the moon from sunlight. It s named for its red glow.
Photo Shows ISS and China s Tianhe-1 Space Station Module Meeting in Sky
On 5/21/21 at 11:59 AM EDT
An astronomer has captured an image showing both the International Space Station (ISS) and China s Tianhe-1 space station in the sky at the same time.
Spotting the ISS whizzing overhead is not unusual; it orbits Earth every 90 minutes. According to NASA, the station is the third-brightest object in the sky and can be seen with the naked eye as the sun reflects off of it.
There s even an interactive map to help sky watchers determine when the ISS will fly overhead next so they know when to look up.