Jan. 16, 2026
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Returns,... - January 16, 2026
Tonight: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Returns, Splashes Down off California. Plus what to see in the night sky.
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Caalaruga shark media, Hello and welcome to sleep from space.
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Step outside and look south. Orion commands the sky. The
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constellation's seven main stars form one of the most recognizable
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patterns in the heavens. Binoculars reveal the sword hanging from
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his belt. A bit of cosmic perspective. Radio signals from
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Earth have been traveling through space for about one hundred years.
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Any civilization within one hundred light years could potentially detect US.
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NASA's SpaceX crew eleven missions safely splashed down early Thursday
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morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego,
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concluding a more than five month mission aboard the International
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Space Station. NASA astronauts Xena Cardman and Mike Finkey, JAXA
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astronaut Kimia Ui and ros Cosmos cosmonaut ol Leg Platanoff
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returned to Earth at Jupiter rules the early evening, shining
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bright and steady overhead. If you stay up late, catch
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Mars rising in the east after midnight. Its rusty color
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is unmistakable. A beautiful crescent moon hangs in the west
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this evening. Once it sets, the sky opens up for
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some great stargazing, and that's your update. Rest easy knowing
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the universe keeps spinning. Good Night,
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