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Look Up! · May 1 · 52 min

Look Up! May 2026

What’s in the night sky in May? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Gideon cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news story, with a special focus on the Artemis II mission. Got a question about space? Send it to us at ROGeducation@rmg.co.uk and our team of astronomers will answer it in next month’s podcast. Artemis 2 links discussed in the podcast: Night-side of the Earth, and Venus, by Reid Wiseman: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/fd02_for-pao/ Solar Eclipse from the far side of the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e009301/ Artemis II captured from Earth by Bray Falls: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BbV6hWAqDLw

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What’s in the night sky in May? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Gideon cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news story, with a special focus on the Artemis II mission.

Got a question about space? Send it to us at ROGeducation@rmg.co.uk and our team of astronomers will answer it in next month’s podcast.

Artemis 2 links discussed in the podcast:

Night-side of the Earth, and Venus, by Reid Wiseman: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/fd02_for-pao/

Solar Eclipse from the far side of the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e009301/

Artemis II captured from Earth by Bray Falls: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BbV6hWAqDLw

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