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Just a Puerto Rican girl livin' in a lonely world. She took the midnight train goin' to DC. (I know there are no trains between PR and DC but work with me here)

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[Jimmy Fallon @jimmyfallon]

Thank you Warner and DC for a great time. And special shout out to Norma for buying the 8 chairs next to her.

[WUSA9 @wusa9]

MLB All-Star former catcher Yadier Molina said the private jet was bound for Texas to pick him up, along with family and friends. Two pilots died in the crash: https://t.co/9xMTWsdRmL 

(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

[The Associated Press @AP]

A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island's famed "almendrones," the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island’s ingenuity and endurance.
These days, many of the iconic gas-guzzling antique cars sit idle, casualties of fuel shortages that have gripped Cuba since January and that Cuban officials blame on a U.S. energy blockade.

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Tonight: Venus and Jupiter to cozy up in night sky, possibly amid northern lights.

There are two reasons to look up tonight. One is certain; the other is speculative.

Let's start with what we know for sure: The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, are coming together to form a magnificent conjunction. A planetary conjunction occurs when two or more planets appear very close together in the sky as viewed from Earth, even though they remain millions of miles apart in space.

Look to the western sky shortly after sunset. Venus will be the brighter of the pair.

"They’ll be a spectacular sight and only 3-full-moon widths apart," writes EarthSky. "Your little pinky held at arm’s length will fit between them."

You may also be able to spot Mercury below and to the right of Venus and Jupiter.

Meanwhile, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting the possibility of a strong solar storm, rated Level 3 out of 5, tonight into Tuesday. The storm's intensity and timing remain uncertain, but if it reaches its forecast strength and arrives tonight, it could trigger displays of the northern lights across parts of the northern United States.

It's unlikely the storm will be strong enough to produce easily visible aurora in the Beltway area. However, skywatchers in darker locations — especially toward the mountains and away from city lights — may be able to spot them or at least capture them with cameras. Camera sensors are more sensitive to the colors of aurora than our eyes.

If the northern lights become visible in parts of the area, we'll post updates.

[Ben Noll @BenNollWeather]

In today's @washingtonpost: As El Niño develops, this city is seeing beach weather — during winter.

There’s potential for the strongest El Niño on record, according to updated model forecasts.

🎁 Gift article
https://t.co/QwIzx1qAhM

[Christopher Lamb @ctrlamb]

On board the papal plane from Rome to Madrid:

I asked the pope about what he thought about number of young people showing an interest in faith/conversions. He referenced that Bad Bunny has a concert tonight in Madrid.

“If they are confronted with the question: do they want to see Bad Bunny or do they want to see the Pope, I think many will see Bad Bunny. But I think there will also be a few here to see the pope. And that says something, you know.”

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

Scientists have used Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory to determine that Mercury’s rotation period was 59 days, not 88; image asteroids; discover exoplanets; study pulsars; and even send out a message to extraterrestrial life in 1974. This Arecibo postcard is in our Archives.

[BattleBots @BattleBots]

⚠️ FaceOffs Ep 6 arrives TOMORROW.

An underdog rises. Chaos follows.

You’ll want to see this one.

📺 Thursday • 1PM PT • Free on YouTube

🔥 And soon: The BattleBots Pro League powered by Bright Data coming this summer!.

[C on the scene @Conthescene]

Beautiful sun pillar at sunrise in Washington DC today 🌅

[スター・ウォーズ公式 @starwarsjapan]

グローグー、何皿食べられる❓

🍣グローグーと日本のごはん〖回転寿司〗
たくさんのお寿司に夢中💚

『#スターウォーズ／#マンダロリアンアンドグローグー』大ヒット上映中

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@MatthewCappucci Is it Grogu?💚

[Star Wars @starwars]

Everyone at Lucasfilm was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Marcia Lucas. One of three Oscar-winning editors who worked on Star Wars: A New Hope, she also contributed to American Graffiti, among other early Lucasfilm productions. We join the global filmmaking community in mourning her loss.

A statement from Lucasfilm: https://t.co/U1abKHO7yq

[WeatherNation @WeatherNation]

Saharan dust season is making its entrance. Satellite view captures plume of dust off the African coast, with hazy skies and possible air quality impacts reaching Florida next week.

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

We experienced an anomaly during today's hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.

[NHC_TAFB @NHC_TAFB]

5/28: GOES-E shows that Saharan dust is reaching the eastern Caribbean Sea. Saharan Air Layer activity usually ramps up in mid-June, peaks from late June to mid-August and begins to rapidly subside after mid-August.

[Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci]

Not rare. It’s just the second full moon in a month. That averages to 7 times in 19 years.

It’s also not a celestial event. It’s a calendar event.

It also does not turn blue. That would only happen after a severe volcanic eruption that ejects aerosols that disperse globally.

[Washington Nationals @Nationals]

", or whatever" - james wood, hitter of the fourth inside-the-park grand slam this century

#NATITUDE // @fisglobal

[Aggretsuko @aggretsuko]

Try a different approach and keep going ✏️ #mondaymotivation

[National Mall NPS @NationalMallNPS]

All gave some. Some gave all. Honoring all the members of our armed forces who gave what President Abraham Lincoln called "the last full measure of devotion," Memorial Day is one of the most important and solemn days on the National Mall. #WashingtonDC

[SWNN @StarWarsNewsNet]

On this day 49 years ago, Star Wars was released.