Aug. 15, 2026
On August 15, Mercury and Jupiter meet low in the: Why This Matters Tonight
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RSS Feed On August 15, Mercury and Jupiter meet low in the eastern sky before sunrise. The bright planets come within 33 arcminutes of each other, near the Beehive...
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Calarogashark Media. Space weather is brought to you with the
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help of AI. On August fifteenth, Mercury and Jupiter meet
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low in the eastern sky before sunrise. The bright planets
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come within thirty three arc minutes of each other near
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the Beehive cluster. Though twilight makes binoculars and a clear
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horizon especially useful. Saturn reaches opposition this month, its closest
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and brightest of the year. Jupiter rises earlier each night,
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dominating the late night sky. Tonight's first quarter moon offers
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a great balance some moonlight early then dark skies after
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midnight for stargazing. The European Space Agency selects Ariane six
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to launch deep space CubeSat The European Space Agency has
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awarded a contract to launch its Solar Storm Monitoring Cube
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SAT on an Ariane six rocket. Quick solar update. The
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Sun is quite active, with numerous sunspot groups visible. That
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means a moderate chance of northern lights tonight for those
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in northern latitudes. Look north after dark if skies are clear.
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NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar
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material was seen leaving the sun. SpaceX has a Falcon
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nine on the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
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Set to fly tomorrow. The booster will attempt to land
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back at Vandenburg. This is Space News and Weather Today,
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your AI curated guide to the Cosmos. Sources include NASA
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and space news from around the world.
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