April 27, 2026
A Quiet Night in the Universe — April 27, 2026
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch coming up. Plus space news and stargazing.
Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other soruces.
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Calaroga Shark Media. You're listening to Sleep from Space Solemn Privilege.
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Artemis two from Launch Complex thirty four. David's thoughts on
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Artemis two as experienced from Launch Complex thirty four. The
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evening sky features Venus at its finest, brilliant and unmistakable
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in the west. Scan the horizon below it for Mercury's
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fleeting appearance. Asteroid flyby Alert twenty twenty six h z
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three roughly as long as a commercial airliner passes roughly
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three times the Moon's distance in about four days. These
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close approaches happen weekly. Astronomers track thousands of them. Tides
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are at their most extreme this week, as the Moon
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and Sun combine their gravitational pull. Coastal community see their
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highest and lowest water levels. The Sun is putting on
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a show for solar observers. Lots of active sunspot regions
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right now, which means the chance of solar flares stays elevated.
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Aurora watchers in the far north might catch a faint
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glow on the horizon tonight. The full moon dominates the
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sky tonight. It's not ideal for stargazing, but take a
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moment to admire the Moon's bright surface through binoculars. That's
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your space update, compiled by AI from NASA and Spaceflight News.
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The sky will be here when you wake. Sleep well,
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