Deep Space and Near Earth News — May 31, 2026

0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Space News and weather today. Tonight's full moon is a blue micro moon, the second full moon of May and the smallest of the year. It appears slightly dimmer as the moon reaches its farthest point from Earth. Look west after dark, Venus shines like a beacon. Night owls can catch Saturn rising in the east around two AM. Golden and steady among the stars. Follow the arc of the Big Dipper's handle and you'll arc to Arcturus, a golden orange star. Impossible to miss. It's the fourth brightest star in the entire night sky. There is plenty of activity on the Sun right now. Multiple sunspot regions are crackling with energy, and solar flares could fire off at any time. Northern lights chances remain moderate tonight for viewers in Canada and the northernmost States. Fun fact, if two pieces of the same type of metal touch in the vacuum of space, they will permanently bond together through a process called cold welding.

1:21 Tonight's full moon is the blue moon. The second full moon in a single month is called a blue moon. This one is also a micro moon. The farthest and smallest full moon of the year. New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, reveal that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth, suggesting that the physical processes that generate these lights may be universal across different types of celestial bodies. This is space news and weather today, your AI curated guide to the sources include NASA and space news from around the world.