Aurora Australis — June 23, 2026

0:03 Calaruga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Space news and weather. Today, the gas giants are returning. Saturn rises around eleven PM, while Jupiter appears in the east a few hours before dawn. Both will dominate summer nights. The Moon is waxing gibbous, more than half lit and growing toward full. It sets late, giving only a brief window of dark skies. After sunset, Scorpius crawls above the southern horizon, its curved tail unmistakable. The red super giant an Teres marks the scorpion's heart, a star so large it would engulf Mars if placed at our Sun's position. A Falcon nine rocket is set to launch later today from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

1:00 SpaceX is behind this one. The booster will attempt a drone ship landing in the Atlantic. Aurora australis an asteroid called fifteen two six three seven nineteen ninety seven NC one is passing by in about four days. It's several hundred meters across, passing about six lunar distances from Earth. No danger, just a cosmic neighbor dropping by 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. This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening.