May 13, 2026
Space Science Update — May 13, 2026
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. This is Space News and Weather Today.
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The slender crescent Moon graces the evening sky briefly before setting.
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Dark skies follow for most of the night. The Sun
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has been active lately, with several sunspot groups dotting its surface.
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Solar flares are possible over the next day or two.
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For now, aurora chances are moderate for those in far
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northern latitudes. New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, revealed
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that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth,
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suggesting that the physical processes that generate these lights may
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be universal across different types of celestial bodies. Look high
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in the east for arcturis a brilliant or orange star
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and the brightest in the northern sky. It anchors the
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kite shaped constellation boots the Herdsman. Space is strange. The
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Sun loses about four million tons of mass every second
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as it converts hydrogen to helium through fusion. A Falcon
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nine rocket is set to launch tomorrow from Cape Canaveral
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Space Force Station, Florida. SpaceX is behind this one. The
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booster will attempt a drone ship landing in the Atlantic
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the brightest planet, Venus hangs in the west after sunset.
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For early risers, Saturn climbs the eastern sky in the
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pre dawn hours. Space News and Weather Today uses AI
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to gather and narrate information from NASA and spaceflight news
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sources around the world.
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