April 13, 2026
An Orbit Around the Ordinary — April 13, 2026
CAS Space Kinetica 1 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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Calaruga Shark Media Welcome to Sleep from space. The evening
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sky features Venus at its finest, brilliant and unmistakable in
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the west. Scan the horizon below it for Mercury's fleeting appearance.
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The slender crescent moon graces the evening sky briefly before setting.
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Dark skies follow for most of the night. Sam Wassendau
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Cast Space has a Connecticut one on the pad at
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Jukwan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China set to
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fly tomorrow. Ship thirty nine and Booster nineteen roll out
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for engine test testing. Following the successful return of Orion,
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attention for the Artemis program has now shifted to With
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the Sun and Moon aligned, spring tides are in effect
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along coastlines the u These are the most dramatic tides
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of the lunar cycle. A small space rock name twenty
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thirteen GM three makes a close approach tomorrow. It's about
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thirty to fifty feet across, passing closer than the Moon
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about sixty seven percent of the lunar distance scientists will
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be watching. The Sun has been acted lately, with several
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sunspot groups dotting its surface. Solar flares are possible over
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the next day or two. For now, Aurora chances are
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moderate for those in far northern latitudes. Sleep from Space
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uses AI to gather and narrate information from NASA and
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spaceflight news sources around the world. Sweet Dreams
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