Daily Space Report - January 09, 2026 - Rising Sunspots and Strong Aurora Potential

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. You're listening to Sleep from space. Here is your quiet Space report, A short, gentle update on the Sun, the auroras, and the sky above. Now to today's launch news. A Falcon nine is set to lift off later today from Cape Canaveral SFS Florida. SpaceX will use this mission to deploy Starlink Internet satellites, and the booster will attempt a landing. Look for Jupiter high in the sky after sunset. It's the brightest star like object you'll see Later tonight, Mars rises in the east, with its distinct red orange color, getting brighter each week as Earth approaches on the solar front. The Sun is getting more active. Right now. There are multiple sunspot groups visible with high magnetic complexity. This means we could see sea class flares in the next day or so. The uptick in solar activity means auroras are more likely tonight, especially up north. If you're in Alaska, Canada, or the northern US.

1:09 Look toward the northern horizon after it gets fully dark, green and sometimes red curtains might dance overhead. Astronomers are tracking an asteroid twenty twenty two O five, about the size of a car. We'll pass Earth in about four days at a safe distance of one point seven times the distance to the Moon. It's perfectly safe. Just a close cosmic encounter that reminds us we're not alone out here. That's the update for today. The Sun, the planets, and our spacecraft continue their slow, steady motion above you. Let that thought carry you gently towards sleep.