May's biggest astronomy events include shooting stars

About this episode

The episode discusses major astronomical events in May, focusing on the moon's role.

The moon will be the centerpiece of almost every major astronomical happening in May, including a meet-up with Venus and Jupiter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• astronomy
• shooting stars
• celestial events
• moon
• Venus
• Jupiter

Keywords

• astronomy
• shooting stars
• moon
• Venus
• Jupiter
• celestial events
• May

Mentioned in this episode

Places: the moon, Venus, Jupiter

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