May 12, 2026
From the Sun to the Stars — May 12, 2026
China Long March 6A launch coming up. Plus space news and stargazing.
Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.
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Calaruga Shark Media. This is space news and weather Today.
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The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers.
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Lots of active sunspot regions right now, which means the
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chance of solar flares stays elevated. Aurora watchers in the
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far north might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight.
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China has a long March six A on the pad
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at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. People's Republic of China set
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to fly later today. Boots the Herdsman rises high tonight.
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Led by brilliant arcturists. This orange giant is only thirty
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seven light years away, practically a neighbor in cosmic terms.
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New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, revealed that its
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auroras share detailed structural similarities with a aroas on Earth,
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suggesting that the physical processes that generate these lights may
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be universal across different types of celestial bodies. Coastal areas
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are experiencing spring tides right now, the highest highs and
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lowest lows of the month. The Sun and Moon are aligned,
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pulling together on Earth's oceans. The Moon takes the night off,
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leaving the sky beautifully dark, perfect conditions for meteor watching
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or finding dim constellations up on the International Space Station.
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Twelve people are orbiting Earth right now, including Oleg Conanenko,
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Nikolai Chubb, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Every ninety minutes, they
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circle the planet two hundred and fifty miles overhead. Today's
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report was compiled by AI from NASA Launch Library and
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Spaceflight News. See it to amore three
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