The sky on
your birthday.
“Rocket Transits Rippling Sun” is copyrighted by Michael Cain. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched at sunrise, creating an unusual image as it transited the Sun. The rocket's exhaust plume glows beyond its projection onto the distant Sun. The rocket itself appears jagged, and the Sun's lower edge shows peculiar, drip-like ripples. This effect is due to atmospheric seeing, where turbulence in Earth's atmosphere distorts light.
The Sun on 31 May 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 31 May 2022, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 31 May 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 31 May 2022 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 31 May 2010 The massive compact star cluster in NGC 3603 and its surroundings See it as a poster -
Released on 31 May 2018 Peculiar galaxy NGC 3256 See it as a poster -
Released on 31 May 2018 Wide-field image of NGC 3256 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 31 May 2021 The Eponymous NGC 691 See it as a poster -
Released on 31 May 2026 Eagle Nebula Pillars in Infrared from Hubble See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 31 MAY 2022 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 31 MAY 2022.
Questions about May 31, 2022
What space photo was released on May 31, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 31, 2022 was "Rocket Transits Rippling Sun". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on May 31, 2022?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was May 31, 2022?
May 31, 2022 was a Tuesday, day 151 of the 365 days in 2022.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 31, 2022?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
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