The Cosmos Today — May 03, 2026
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0:03 Calarogus Shark Media. This is Space News and Weather today. Boots the Herdsman rises high tonight, led by brilliant arcturists. This orange giant is only thirty seven light years away, practically a neighbor in cosmic terms. Venus continues to dazzle in the evening twilight. Saturn becomes visible after midnight, offering a preview of the summer viewing season ahead. Coastal areas see minimal tidal range this week. These naptides occur when the Sun and Moon work against each other, something to ponder.
0:46 A full NASA spacesuit costs about twelve million dollars. The backpack and life support system account for most of that cost. The Moon is waning gibbous, rising a bit later each night. Early evening offers good dark sky time before moonrise. The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. Lots of active sunspot regions right now, which means the chance of solar flares stays elevated. Aurora watchers in the far north might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight. 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. This is Space News and weather Today, your AI curated guide to the Cosmos.
1:46 Sources include NASA and space news from around the world.