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Cameras on the Washington State Capitol Campus captured a bright green fireball streaking over Olympia at about 12:15 a.m. May 5, 2026—the second meteor sighting in western Washington in about a week—described by witnesses as a green flash with an orange tail; NASA notes meteors burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, with the brightest called fireballs.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibit, Manet/Degas, explores the complicated personal and professional relationship between French painters Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas. The exhibit showcases loans from the Musee D'Orsay and the Met's own collection, including Manet's groundbreaking work Olympia, which is making its first-ever trip to America. The exhibit delves into their differing exhibition strategies, their influence on each other's art, their shared experiences in Parisian society, and their involvement in the Franco-Prussian war. It also highlights the uneven distribution of portraits each artist made of the other and the legendary first meeting between the two. Manet/Degas is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York until January 7th.
Serena Williams shares a video on YouTube showing how she and her husband Alexis Ohanian told their daughter, Olympia, about her second pregnancy. In the video, Olympia is seen excitedly hugging her mother and running around the room in excitement. Williams also shares her thoughts on the importance of the Met Gala look she wore to announce her pregnancy. The announcement came less than a year after Williams stepped away from professional tennis to focus on her family.
Serena Williams documented her pregnancy reveal at the Met Gala in a YouTube video, showing her getting ready for the event and revealing that she hadn't told her daughter Olympia yet. She later posted photos with her husband and her baby bump on Instagram. Model Karlie Kloss also debuted her baby bump at the event. Serena had previously expressed her desire to have a second child after retiring from tennis.