March 26, 2026
SpaceX Falcon Launch Tonight - March 26, 2026
Tonight: NASA Rolls Out New Moon Plan. 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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Calorogus Shark Media, Hello and welcome to sleep from space.
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Space is strange. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is
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a storm that has been raging for at least four
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hundred years and is larger than Earth. The Moon is
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growing brighter each night as it approaches full Tonight, it'll
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stay up late, so stargazing is best right after sunset.
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Look west after sunset for Venus so bright it's often
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mistaken for an airplane. Mars is higher in the sky,
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still showing its characteristic red color. Rocket Launch Alert SpaceX
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is set to launch a Falcon nine tomorrow from Vandenberg
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Space Force Space California, carrying the Starlink Internet Satellites mission
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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. Asteroid Flyby Alert twenty twenty six FB four,
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about the size of a small building, passes about one
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point seven lunar distances away today. These close approaches happen weekly.
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Astronomers track thousands of them. NASA continues to plan for
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the launch of the first crude mission around the Moon
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in more than fifty years one week from today, whether
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or technical issues could still that's your space update, compiled
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by AI from NASA and Spaceflight News. The sky will
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be here when you wake.
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Sleep well,
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