May 28, 2026

Space and Sky Highlights — May 28, 2026

Space and Sky Highlights — May 28, 2026
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch coming up. Plus space news and stargazing.

Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.

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Caloroga Shark Media. You're listening to space news and weather today,

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Here's something to think about. Saturn's density is so low

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that if you could find a bathtub big enough, the

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planet would float in water. The brightest planet, Venus, hangs

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in the west after sunset. For early risers, Saturn climbs

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the eastern sky in the pre dawn hours. Rocket Launch

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Alert SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon nine tomorrow

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from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying the Starlink

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Internet Satellites mission. The Sun is putting on a show

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for solar observers. Lots of active sunspot regions right now,

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which means the chance of solar flares stays elevated. Aurora

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watchers in the far north might catch a faint glow

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on the horizon tonight. The waning moon takes its time

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rising tonight. Enjoy dark skies early, then watch the bright

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moon appear later. Boots the Herdsman rises high tonight, led

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by brilliant arcturists. This orange giant is only thirty seven

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light years away, practically a neighbour in cosmic terms. New

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observations of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede reveal that its auroras

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share detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth, suggesting that

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the physical processes that generate these lights may be universal

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across different types of celestial bodies. That's your space update

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for today, compiled by AI from NASA and Spaceflight News