April 26, 2026
The Brightest Star Is a Planet — April 26, 2026
RKK Energiya Soyuz-5 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 soruces.
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Calaroga Shark Media. You're listening to Sleep from Space Solemn
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Privilege Artemis two from Launch Complex thirty four. David's thoughts
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on Ardmis two as experienced from Launch Complex thirty four
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up on the International Space Station. Twelve people are orbiting
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Earth right now, including Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chubb, and Tracy
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Caldwell Dyson. Every ninety minutes, they circle the planet two
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hundred and fifty miles overhead. A bright, full Moon lights
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up the night while it drowns out dimmer stars. It's
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a great night to explore lunar features with a telescope.
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The evening sky features Venus at its finest, brilliant and
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unmistakable in the west. Scan the horizon below it for
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Mercury's fleeting appearance. Asteroid twenty twenty six h three roughly
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as long as a commercial airliner will fly past Earth
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in about five days, roughly three times the Moon's distance.
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Completely safe, but a nice reminder of our busy solar system.
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Quick solar update. The Sun is quite active, with numerous
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sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance of northern
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lights tonight for those in northern latitudes. Look north after
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dark if skies are clear. Tides are at their most
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extreme this week as the Moon and Sun combine their
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gravitational pull. Coastal communities see their highest and lowest water levels.
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This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and
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Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening, sleep well,
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