Visible planets and night sky guide for May

We’re expecting multiple days of severe weather across the Plains and Midwest this weekend and into early next week. Find out more here.

Sun news for May 9, 2026: Returning powerhouse AR4419 peeks over the northeast horizon. AR4432 fires all 18 flares in the past day. Stay tuned!

Small ants clean larger ants, a researcher has discovered. It’s the first known case of interspecies grooming between ants.

Scientists say it’s unlikely aliens visit Earth anytime soon, because interstellar travel faces huge barriers of distance, energy and time.

New citizen science project Space Warps lets you study new Euclid space telescope data to find galaxies bending the fabric of the universe.

Sun news for May 11, 2026: An M5.8 (moderate) flare erupts from AR4436! A G1 (minor) storm and auroras are possible midweek. Stay alert!