On August 15, Mercury and Jupiter meet low in the: Why This Matters Tonight

0:03 Calorougus Shark Media. Space weather is brought to you with the help of AI. On August fifteenth, Mercury and Jupiter meet low in the eastern sky before sunrise. The bright planets come within thirty three arc minutes of each other near the Beehive cluster. Though twilight makes binoculars and a clear horizon especially useful, both gas giants put on a show. Saturn is at its yearly best, while Jupiter grows brighter and rises earlier each evening. The slender crescent Moon graces the evening sky briefly before setting. Dark skies follow for most of the night. Neep tides are in effect, the gentlest tides of the month. With the Sun and Moon at right angles, their pulls partially cancel out. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen on the northwest side of the Sun. There is plenty of activity on the Sun right now. Multiple sunspot regions are crackling with energy, and solar flares could fire off at any time. Northern lights chances remain moderate tonight for viewers in Canada and the northernmost States. SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Vandenberg Space Force

1:34 based California, set to fly in the next couple of days. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenberg. This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening.