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Sept. 17, 2026

Find Mars: A Simple Night-Sky Guide

Find Mars: A Simple Night-Sky Guide
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Two pairings share the sky today: the Moon passes near Antares, while Mars passes near Pollux. The Moon and Antares are evening targets; Mars and Pollux are...

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Caloroga Shark Media. Space weather is brought to you with

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the help of AI. Two pairings share the sky today.

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The Moon passes near Antares, while Mars passes near Pollux.

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The Moon and Antares are evening targets. Mars and Pollux

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are better found before dawn. Pegasus climbs the eastern sky,

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heralding autumn. The Great Square is easy to spot, four

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moderately bright stars forming a perfect landmark for navigating the

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fall constellations. NASA's Integrated Medical Model, IMM. Planning crewed missions

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to the Moon and Mars involves preparing for the medical

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realities of long-duration space travel. Factors like cosmic radiation, microgravity,

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and distance from Earth create unique health considerations for astronauts.

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To anticipate these needs ahead of time, NASA developed the

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Integrated Medical Model. Launch coming up in the next couple

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of days, an electron from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, operated

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by Rocket Lab. There is plenty of activity on the

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sun right now. Multiple sunspot regions are crackling with energy,

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and solar flares could fire off at any time. Northern

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light's chances remain moderate tonight for viewers in Canada and

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the northernmost states. NASA's space weather trackers also note a

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burst of solar material was seen on the northeast side

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of the sun. This is Space News and Weather Today,

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your AI-curated guide to the cosmos. Sources include NASA and

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Space News from around the world. For the strange side

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of the sky, search your podcast app for UFO sightings today,

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the daily briefing on UAPs, Pentagon disclosures, sightings, and alien news.