NASA prepares Artemis II rocket for rollback after... - February 26, 2026

0:03 Calaroga Shark Media. Welcome to Sleep from Space. An electron is heading to space tomorrow. Rocket Lab launches from Wallop's flight Facility, Virginia, USA, sending up its payload. Weather permitting, NASA plans to move the Space launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis two off launch Pad thirty nine B at the agency Kennedy Space Center in Florida as soon as Tuesday. The integrated stack will travel back to the Vehicle Assembly building so teams can investigate and correct an issue with helium flow to the rocket. Upper stage.

0:44 Engineers began preparing for a planetary parade graces the sky this week. Mercury and Venus hug the western horizon after sunset, while Jupiter and Saturn arc overhead. With a telescope, you can add Urine and Neptune to your count. Gemini dominates the overhead sky after dark. The twins' heads are marked by Castor and Polyx, two of the brightest stars in the winter sky. Pollux is slightly brighter with an orange tint. Sun spots are busy right now. High magnetic complexity across the solar disc that translates to a heightened chance of auroras.

1:25 For northern viewers, look north after dark if skies are clear. Asteroid twenty twenty six D six, about thirty to fifty feet across, will fly past Earth in about four days, about two point zero lunar distances away. Completely safe, but a nice reminder of our busy Solar system. This is Sleep from Space, your AI curated guide to the Cosmos. Sources include NASA and space news from around the world. Good Night,