Jan. 23, 2026

Artemis II Ready for Launch - January 23, 2026

Artemis II Ready for Launch - January 23, 2026
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Tonight: NASA’s Artemis II Rocket and Spacecraft Make Their Way to Launch Pad. Plus what to see in the night sky.

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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Calarogus Shark Media. This is sleep from space on the

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Solar front, high magnetic complexity in several active regions, Northern

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lights are possible tonight. Heighten chance, especially across Canada and

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the Northern States. Asteroid twenty twenty six BB four, about

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the size of a house, will fly past Earth in

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the next couple of days, roughly three times the Moon's distance.

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Completely safe, but a nice reminder of our busy solar system.

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Step outside and look south. Orion commands the sky. The

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constellation seven main stars form one of the most recognizable

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patterns in the heavens. Binoculars reveal the sword hanging from

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his belt. NASA's Artemis two, the Moon Rocket has arrived

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at the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. Our astronauts will

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fly around the Moon as early as February sixth, the

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first crude lunar mission in over fifty years. Thanks for listening,

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Sleep well,