Heads up for asteroid fans: 2003 LN6 passes Earth today, ... — June 18, 2026

0:03 Calarogus Shark Media. Good morning, This is space news and weather today. Saturn rises before midnight, now its famous rings visible through even small telescopes. Jupiter follows in the early morning hours, preparing for its summer appearance. Look for the half moon high in the sky this evening. After it sets around midnight, the sky turns nice and dark. The Scorpion rises in the south tonight and terries. The red heart of Scorpius is one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye, a red super giant seven hundred times wider than our sun. Quick solar update. The Sun is quite active, with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance of northern lights tonight. For those in northern latitudes. Look north at after dark. If skies are clear.

1:03 Neap tides are in effect, the gentless tides of the month. With the Sun and Moon at right angles, their pulls partially cancel out. Heads up for asteroid fans. Two thousand and three l N six passes Earth today, roughly three times the Moon's distance. It's comparable to a large aircraft, harmless but fun to track. A Falcon nine rocket is set to launch tomorrow from Vandenberg Space Force, Space California SpaceX is behind this one. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg, which when that's your space update for today, compiled by AI from NASA and Spaceflight News