#may 30

1 year ago today, Taylor Swift announced that she reclaimed her masters.

* Angel food

* Black Forest

* carrot

* cheese

* confetti

* chocolate

* fruit

* ice cream

* red velvet

* vanilla

* another type

* see results

On May 30, 1956, at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle hit a home run that traveled 370 feet.

La Mode Illustrée, no. 22, 30 mai 1880, Paris. Toilettes de la M.on Fladry. Mme Coussinet Succ.r 43. r. Richer. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

May is closing with one of the most captivating celestial events visible to the naked eye. On the night of May 30–31, the second full moon of the month will rise, creating what is known as a Blue Moon.

This will be the first Blue Moon since August 2023, with the next not occurring until December 2028. But this year’s event is especially memorable because it coincides with a beautiful alignment of planets.

As the Blue Moon shines, all four of the brightest planets visible from Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, will also be on display. Before sunrise on May 31, Mars and Saturn will glow low in the eastern sky. After sunset, Venus and Jupiter will shine brightly in the western sky, with the full moon dominating the night.

Despite the name, a Blue Moon is not actually blue in color. The term simply describes the second full moon within a single calendar month. Because the lunar cycle is approximately 29.5 days, two full moons rarely fit inside the same month. On average, a Blue Moon occurs only once every 2.5 years.

The planetary “lineup” is an impressive sight created by perspective. While the planets are separated by hundreds of millions of miles in space, from our viewpoint on Earth they appear to line up across the sky alongside the brilliant Blue Moon.