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Sept. 1, 2026

…: New Details from Space

…: New Details from Space
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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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Space weather is brought to you with the help of AI.

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The planet parade continues. Saturn is well placed in the evening,

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and Jupiter rises earlier each night, both visible without a telescope.

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Most of the night is moon-free tonight. The thin crescent

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only rises just before sunrise, leaving hours of dark sky.

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A small space rock named 2018 RD2 makes a close

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approach today. It's roughly the length of a bus, passing

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about 19 lunar distances from Earth. Scientists will be watching.

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NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar

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material was seen on the north side of the sun.

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Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky.

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA,

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1226 BST, 1326 CEST, on 30 August 2026. There is

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plenty of activity on the sun right now. Multiple sunspot

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regions are crackling with energy, and solar flares could fire

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off at any time. Northern Lights chances remain moderate tonight

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for viewers in Canada and the northernmost states. A Falcon

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9 rocket is heading to space tomorrow. SpaceX launches from

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Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, sending up the Starlink Internet

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Satellites mission. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenberg.

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That's your space update for today, compiled by AI from

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NASA and Spaceflight News. For the strange side of the skies,

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Search your podcast app for UFO sightings today. The daily

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briefing on UAPs, Pentagon disclosures, sightings, and alien news.