March 24, 2026
Aurora Watch Tonight - March 24, 2026
Tonight: SLS enters pad flow ahead of historic Artemis II mission. 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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Calaroga Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Sleep from space.
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The Artemis two launch vehicle and spacecraft have returned to
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the launchpad for a launch as soon as April first.
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A Falcon nine rocket is heading to space. Tomorrow. SpaceX
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launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, sending up the
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Starlink Internet Satellites mission. The booster will attempt to land
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back at Vandenburg two. Planets grace the evening tonight. Venus
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dazzles in the west just after sunset, while Mars glows
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orange higher in the sky. Both are visible for several hours.
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One of the many asteroids in our neighborhood, twenty twenty
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six FM three, swings by today at roughly car sized.
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It'll pass closer than the Moon about sixty one percent
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of the lunar distance. No threat, just a cosmic passerby Leo.
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The Lion rises in the east tonight. Look for the
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distinctive backward question mark pattern. That's the lion's head and
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main regulus. A blue white star marks his heart. Aurora
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watchers heads up. Solar activity is elevated tonight, giving you
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a better than average chance of seeing the northern lights.
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Look north after nine. If you are in northern latitudes,
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even a faint green glow on the horizon counts. The
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moon is nearly full and quite bright Tonight early evening
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is your best bet for stargazing before moonlight takes over.
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