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

0:03 Calarugus 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. The pursed meteor shower peaks tonight, one of the year's best. Look northeast after midnight, both gas giants put on a show. Saturn is at its yearly best, while Jupiter grows brighter and rises earlier each evening.

0:46 A small space rock named twenty thirteen QC eleven makes a close approach today. It's bigger than a sports stadium, passing about fourteen lunar distances from Earth. Scientists will be watching. 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. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen on the northwest side of the Sun. 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. That's your space update for today, compiled by AI from NASA and Spaceflight News.