Night Sky Report — May 08, 2026

0:03 Caalaroga Shark Media. Welcome to Space news and weather today. Look high in the east for arcturists. A brilliant orange star and the brightest in the northern sky. It anchors the kite shaped constellation boots the herdsman. Right now, Twelve humans are living in space aboard the International Space Station, Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chubb, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson among them. The station passes overhead several times a day if you know when to look. Launch coming up in the next couple of days along March seven from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China, China is sending up ninth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese Space Station. A slim crescent moon rises in the pre dawn hours, so tonight's skies stay dark all evening, perfect for stargazing. Here's something to think about. Radio signals from Earth have been traveling through space for about one hundred years. Any civilization within one hundred light years could potentially detect US. Quick solar update.

1:21 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 after dark if skies are clear. New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, reveal that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth, suggesting that the physical processes that generate these lights may be universal across different types of celestial bodies. This is Space news and weather Today. Your AI curated guide to the cosmos include NASA and space news from around the world.