Space News: What You Need to Know — May 09, 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 sources.
0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. You're listening to space news and weather today our tourists blazes overhead tonight, an orange giant star about twenty five times larger than our Sun. It's the bottom point of the kite shaped Boots constellation. The brightest planet, Venus, hangs in the west after sunset. For early risers, Saturn climbs the eastern sky in the pre dawn hours. Quick solar update. The Sun is quite active, with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance of northern lights tonight.
0:45 For those in northern latitudes, look north after dark if skies are clear. The fading crescent Moon won't appear until early morning, giving you dark skies all night long. Something to ponder. The Milky Way galaxy is on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy. They'll merge in about four point five billion years. New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, reveal that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth, suggesting that the physical processes that generate these lights may be universal across different types of celestial bodies. Launch coming up in the next couple of days, along March seven from wind Chang Space Launch Site. People's Republic of China, China is sending up ninth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese Space Station. Today's report was compiled by AI from NASA Launch Library and Spaceflight News.
1:56 See you tomorrow, m