BIRTHDAY · 18 MAY 2025

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Pluto Flyover from New Horizons

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COSMIC MESSAGE

In 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto, capturing images that show what it might be like to soar over its surface. Mountains of water ice, colored by frozen nitrogen, emerge from the dawn. To the right, a vast, flat plain of nitrogen ice stretches out. This simulated flyover, created from New Horizons data, reveals the diverse and surprising terrain of this distant world.

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Pluto Flyover from New Horizons
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♉
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 18 MAY 2025 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 MAY 2025.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 MAY 2025
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 66% lit
POSITION
Day 138 of 365

Questions about May 18, 2025

What space photo was released on May 18, 2025?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 18, 2025 was "Pluto Flyover from New Horizons". It's the card at the top of this page.

What was the Moon's phase on May 18, 2025?

A last quarter moon, about 66% lit.

What day of the week was May 18, 2025?

May 18, 2025 was a Sunday, day 138 of the 365 days in 2025.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 18, 2025?

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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