Daily Space Report - January 12, 2026 - Rising Sunspots and Strong Aurora Potential
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RSS Feed Tonight's space report: 342 active sunspot regions; enhanced aurora chances; SpaceX Falcon 9 launch later today. 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.
0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. Welcome to Sleep from space. This is your daily space report. Close your eyes if you'd like, and let's drift through today's space, weather and sky events. Most of the night is moon free tonight, the thin crescent only rises just before sunrise, leaving hours of dark sky. Astronomers are tracking an asteroid twenty twenty two to OB five, about the size of a car. We'll pass Earth tomorrow at a safe distance of one point seven times the distance to the Moon. No danger to us, but it's a good reminder that space is always active around Earth. Jupiter rules the early evening, shining bright and steady overhead. If you stay up late, catch Mars rising in the east after midnight.
0:53 Its rusty color is unmistakable. Now to today's launch news, a Falcon nine is 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. 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.