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

0:03 Calarogashark 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. Saturn reaches opposition this month, its closest and brightest of the year. Jupiter rises earlier each night, dominating the late night sky. Tonight's first quarter moon offers a great balance some moonlight early then dark skies after midnight for stargazing. The European Space Agency selects Ariane six to launch deep space CubeSat The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to launch its Solar Storm Monitoring Cube SAT on an Ariane six rocket. Quick solar update. 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.

1:23 NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen leaving the sun. SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Set to fly tomorrow. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg. This is Space News and Weather Today, your AI curated guide to the Cosmos. Sources include NASA and space news from around the world.