Orbits and Oceans of Stars — April 16, 2026
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Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other soruces.
0:03 Calarogus Shark Media Welcome to Sleep from Space. NASA will roll the largest section of the agency's Space Launch System rocket, which will launch the second Crude Artemis mission out of the agency's mischewed assembly facility in New Orleans on Monday, April twentieth. What's called the top four fifths of the Space Launch System core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank liquid. An asteroid called twenty twenty six GM one is passing by in the next couple of days. It's about the size of a small building, passing roughly three times the Moon's distance. No danger, just a cosmic neighbor dropping by. The evening sky features Venus at its finest, brilliant and unmistakable in the west. Scan the horizon for Mercury's fleeting appearance. Launch coming up tomorrow a long March two d from Juquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, operated by China. The Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot groups dotting its surface. Solar flares are possible over the next day or two. For now, Aurora chances are moderate. For those in far northern latitudes. The slender crescent moon graces the evening sky briefly before setting. Dark
1:34 skies follow for most of the night. Hawriyov Ai helped gather tonight's update from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Rest easy knowing the universe keeps spinning. Good Night,