Five Moons in One Frame and Powerful Storms at Sea

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day captures an alignment of Earth's Moon with Jupiter's moons, alongside orbital tracking of active storms.

An image published by NASA captures an alignment photographed from Westchester, New York, United States, where Earth's Moon passed directly in front of Jupiter. The exposure shows five moons at once: Earth's crescent Moon and, lined up almost vertically above it, Jupiter's four Galilean satellites—Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa. According to NASA, the Juno spacecraft is currently orbiting Jupiter and has made close passes near these moons.

NASA's EONET system, which tracks natural events from orbit, is monitoring two powerful systems. Hurricane Simon was observed with wind speeds of 105 knots, while Typhoon Koguma reached 100 knots, according to data from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

At the same time, NASA satellites are tracking several additional storm systems. According to agency data, Hurricane Nolo was recorded with winds of 35 knots, Cyclone Rachel reached 30 knots, and Hurricane Isaias was observed at 30 knots.