Jan. 3, 2026
Daily Space Report - January 03, 2026 - Rising Sunspots and Strong Aurora Potential
Tonight's space report: 338 active sunspot regions; enhanced aurora chances; SpaceX Falcon 9 launch tomorrow. Calm narration to help you drift off to sleep.
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. You're listening to sleep from space. Here
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is your quiet space report. A short, gentle update on
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the Sun, the auroras, and the sky above on the
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Solar front. The Sun is getting more active right now.
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There are multiple sunspot groups visible with high magnetic complexity.
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This means we could see sea class flares in the
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next day or so. For aurora watchers, tonight looks promising.
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There's a heightened chance the Northern Lights could be visible
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across Canada and the northern tier of States. Face north
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away from city lights and give your eyes time to adjust.
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Two planets worth watching this month. Jupiter commands the evening sky,
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while Mars climbs higher each night, growing brighter as it
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approaches opposition in the coming weeks. The Moon rises late
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to night, giving you dark skies for the first few
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hours after sunset. Great time to catch some stars. An
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asteroid fly by is happening twenty twenty five YVY six,
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about the size of a house. We'll pass Earth to
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day at a safe distance of four point four times
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the distance to the Moon. It poses no threat to Earth,
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but it's a reminder of the dynamic neighborhood we live in.
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That's the update for to day. The Sun, the planets,
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and our spacecraft continue their slow, steady motion above you.
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Let that thought carry you gently towards sleep.
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