Jan. 1, 2026
Daily Space Report - January 01, 2026 - Rising Sunspots and Strong Aurora Potential
Tonight's space report: 334 active sunspot regions; enhanced aurora chances; SpaceX Falcon 9 launch in the next couple of days. Calm narration to help you drift off to sleep.
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Calarogu Shark Media. Welcome to Sleep from Space. This is
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your daily space report. Close your eyes if you'd like,
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and let's drift through today's space weather and sky events.
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Here's the space weather. Sunspot activity continues to increase as
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we move deeper into Solar cycle twenty five. Several active
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regions on the Sun are showing high magnetic complexity, which
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raises the chance of sea class flares over the next
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twenty four hours. Because of this, there is a heightened
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chance of auroras, especially across higher latitudes. If you're in
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the northern US or Canada, check the northern horizon after dark.
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You might catch some faint green glow. The moon rises
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late tonight, giving you dark skies for the first few
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hours after sunset great time to catch some stars. Jupiter
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continues to shine brilliantly in the evening sky, while Mars
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is becoming more prominent, glowing with its characteristic reddish hue
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low in the eastern sky after midnight. A space rock
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is passing by Earth twenty twenty five. While four about
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the size of a house will pass Earth today at
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a safe distance of three point eight times the distance
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to the Moon, it poses no threat to Earth, but
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it's a reminder of the dynamic neighborhood we live in.
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That's the update for today. The Sun, the planets, and
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our spacecraft continue their slow, steady motion above you. Let
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that thought carry you gently toward sleep.
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