Spotlight Moon and Venus to align in uncommon conjunction. Here's how to see it Eric Lagatta USA Today May 18, 2026 May 18, 2026 Updated Aug 21, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 7 Day Forecast Monday 70° / 44° Tuesday 74° / 46° Wednesday 70° / 52° Thursday 73° / 48° Friday 77° / 51° Saturday 72° / 55° Sunday 68° / 55° In April, NASA's Artemis II astronauts ventured near the moon and returned some stunning new photos of our closest celestial neighbor.kAm}@H[ E96 >@@? :D 23@FE E@ 92G6 >@C6 4@>A2?J 7@C @?6 ?:89E :? |2J[ 2?5 D<J82K6CD D9@F=5 62D:=J 36 23=6 E@ D66 :E]k^AmkAm'6?FD H:== ;@:? E96 >@@? |2J `g :? 2 4@D>:4 6G6?E <?@H? 2D 2 4@?;F?4E:@?] %96 >66E\FA AC6D6?ED DA64E2E@CD H:E9 2 C2C6 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ D66 2 A96?@>6?@? :? 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Here's where Salisbury VA Medical Center receives funding for infrastructure improvements Woman thrown from wagon at Lazy 5 Ranch near Mooresville dies from injuries Rowan-Cabarrus Community College to host free Fall Fest and Candy Crawl on Oct. 29 Hiker plummets from recently reopened trail at popular Linville Falls in Blue Ridge Mountains Former NASCAR driver’s Lake Norman mansion with dock, 4 garages, 33.6 acres sells for $9.2 million Criticism grows over Ramaswamy attack ad featuring Amy Acton's mother Post Mortem Players brings Parisian horror to Concord stage The crescent Moon joins the planets Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in alignment in 2022 over Melbourne Beach in Florida. Craig Bailey/Florida Today kAmw6C6VD 6G6CJE9:?8 E@ <?@H 23@FE E96 FA4@>:?8 >@@? 2?5 '6?FD 4@?;F?4E:@?[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 =F?2C A92D6 2?5 2 4=@F5 7@C642DE]k^Amk9am(92E :D 2 4@?;F?4E:@?nk^9amkAmp 4@?;F?4E:@? :D 2? 2DEC@?@>:42= 6G6?E :? H9:49 2E =62DE EH@ A=2?6ED – @C[ :? 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