May 7, 2026
From the Sun to the Stars — May 07, 2026
China Long March 7 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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Calaroga Shark Media. You're listening to Space News and Weather today.
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Launch coming up in the next couple of days along
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March seven from Wenchang Space Launch site. People's Republic of China,
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China is sending up ninth cargo delivery mission to the
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Chinese Space Station. New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede,
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reveal that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras
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on Earth, suggesting that the physical processes that generate these
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lights may be universal across different types of celestial bodies.
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Space is strange. Radio signals from Earth have been traveling
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through space for about one hundred years. Any civilization within
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one hundred light years could potentially detect Us. The brightest planet,
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Venus hangs in the west after sunset. For early risers,
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Saturn climbs the eastern sky in the pre dawn hours.
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The moon is a thin crescent rising before dawn, leaving
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most of the night beautifully dark for stargazing. Look high
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in the east for arcturists, a brilliant orange star and
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the brightest in the northern sky. It anchors the kite
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shaped constellation Boots the herdsman quick solar update. The Sun
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is quite active, with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means
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a moderate chance of northern lights tonight. For those in
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northern latitudes. Look north after dark if skies are clear.
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That's your space update for today, compiled by AI from
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