NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis II... - March 20, 2026

0:03 Calarugus shark media. Welcome to sleep from space. Look east for Leo rising. One of the zodiac's most recognizable shapes. The sickle of stars forms the lion's head, with Regulus at the bottom marking his heart. NASA's approach to managing the development of crude lunar landers for Artemis has successfully controlled costs but not schedule, raising questions about NASA's desire to accelerate those efforts. The evening sky hosts two bright planets. Venus shines near the horizon as twilight fades, and Mars glows steadily overhead until late evening. One of the many asteroids in our neighborhood twenty twenty six, Fu swings by in the next couple of days, a comparable to a city bus. It'll pass about one point five lunar distances away, no threat, just a cosmic passerby. Rocket Lab has an electron on the pad at Mahea Peninsula, New Zealand, set to fly later today. The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. Lots of active sunspot regions right now, which means the chance of solar flares stays elevated. Aurora watchers in the far North might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight. Here's something to think about. If

1:33 two pieces of the same type of metal touch in the vacuum of space, they will permanently bond together through a process called cold welding. AI helped gather tonight's update from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Rest easy knowing the universe keeps spinning. Goodnight,