March 15, 2026
Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander... - March 15, 2026
Tonight: Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development. Plus what to see in the night sky.
Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other soruces.
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Calaroga Shark Media. This is sleep from space. The Sun's
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been putting on a show with high magnetic complexity. Right now.
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There's a moderate chance you might see auroras if you're
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far enough north face north after nine pm for the
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best view. Spring brings Leo into prime viewing position. The
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constellation's brightest star, Regulus, shines steadily in the east. Above it,
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the curved sickle outlines the lion's magnificent Maine. The worm
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Moon rises last night. As the ground thaws, earthworms emerge,
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a sign of spring that gives this moon its name.
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An asteroid called twenty twenty six ET two is passing
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by tomorrow. It's comparable to a city bus, passing roughly
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two times the Moon's distance. No danger, just a cosmic
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neighbor dropping by launch coming up later today along March
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six to a from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic
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of China. China is sending up its payload. NASA's approach
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to managing the development of crude lunar landers for artemis
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has successfully controlled costs but not schedule, raising questions about
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NASA's desire to accelerate those efforts. This is sleep from Space,
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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. Goodnight,
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