A beautiful crescent Moon hangs in the west this evening. — July 11, 2026

0:03 Calarugus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Space news and weather. Today, the ringed planet Saturn reaches peak visibility this month. Jupiter follows behind, rising around midnight and offering spectacular views before sunrise. A beautiful crescent moon hangs in the west this evening. Once it sets, the sky opens up for some great stargazing. Three brilliant stars form the summer triangle overhead Vega, the brightest is only twenty five light years away. Deneb, though it looks similar, is actually two thou six hundred light years distant, vastly more luminous. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen on the northwest side of the Sun, moving at moderate speed. An asteroid called two thousand and seven AA two is passing by today. It's about the size of a jumbo jet, passing about seventeen lunar distances from Earth. No danger, just a cosmic neighbor dropping by. Quick solar update. The Sun is quite active, with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance of northern lights tonight for those in northern latitudes. Look north after dark if skies are clear.

1:31 A falcon nine rocket is heading to space. In the next couple of days. SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space four Space California, sending up the Starlink Internet Satellites mission. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg. Today's report was compiled by AI from NASA Launch Library and Spaceflight News. See you tomorrow.