Jan. 20, 2026
Artemis II Moon Rocket at Pad - January 20, 2026
Tonight: NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission. Plus what to see in the night sky.
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Calaruga shark media. Good evening, This is sleep from space.
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This is peak Orion season. The constellation rides high in
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the south with brilliant serious following below. Look overhead for
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the Pleiades, a small fuzzy patch that resolves into six
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or seven stars with good eyesight. NASA's Artemis two moon
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rocket has arrived at the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
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Four astronauts will fly around the Moon as early as
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February sixth, the first crude lunar mission in over fifty years,
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and trying Solar Cycle twenty five continues ramping up. Current
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conditions show high magnetic complexity, with C class flares possible.
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Aurora chances tonight high. A small space rock named twenty
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twenty six BP makes a close approach in about three days.
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It's about the size of a house, passing roughly four
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times the Moon's distance. Scientists will be watching is Kayi
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coastal areas see minimal tidal range this week. These neep
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tides occur when the Sun and Moon work against each other.
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So Bristan Isar Aerospace has a spectrum on the pad
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at Andoya Spaceport set to fly tomorrow. That's it for today.
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The sky will be here when you wake. Good Night,
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