May 2, 2026
The Night Sky Is Calling — May 02, 2026
Tonight's Flower Moon plus space weather and night sky highlights.
Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other soruces.
WEBVTT
1
00:00:03.160 --> 00:00:10.839
Caloroga Shark Media. Good evening. This is sleep from space.
2
00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:15.880
A Falcon nine rocket is set to launch tomorrow from
3
00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:20.519
Vandenberg Space Force based California. SpaceX is behind this one.
4
00:00:20.879 --> 00:00:25.800
The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg. The
5
00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:29.440
Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot groups dotting
6
00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:32.640
its surface. Solar flares are possible over the next day
7
00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:36.640
or two. For now, aurora chances are moderate for those
8
00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:42.880
in far northern latitudes. Fun fact, a day on Venus
9
00:00:43.079 --> 00:00:45.679
is longer than its year. It takes two hundred and
10
00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:48.640
forty three earth days to rotate once, but only two
11
00:00:48.759 --> 00:00:54.159
twenty five earth days to orbit the Sun. The brightest planet,
12
00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:58.280
Venus hangs in the west after sunset. For early risers,
13
00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:01.880
Saturn climbs the eastern sky in the pre dawn hours.
14
00:01:03.479 --> 00:01:06.400
If you miss the flower moon last night, look up tonight.
15
00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.959
It is still beautifully full. May brings abundant blooms, and
16
00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:17.040
this full moon celebrates the season of flowers. New observations
17
00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:21.599
of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, reveal that its auroras share
18
00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:26.359
detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth, suggesting that the
19
00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:30.400
physical processes that generate these lights may be universal across
20
00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:37.040
different types of celestial bodies. Boots the Herdsman rises high tonight,
21
00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:41.799
led by brilliant Arcturus. This orange giant is only thirty
22
00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:45.480
seven mins sect memwim stormby seven light years away, practically
23
00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:50.640
a neighbor in cosmic terms. Tonight's report was compiled by
24
00:01:50.719 --> 00:01:55.959
AI from NASA Launch Library and Spaceflight News. See you Tomorrow, night,
1
00:00:03.160 --> 00:00:10.839
2
00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:15.880
3
00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:20.519
4
00:00:20.879 --> 00:00:25.800
5
00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:29.440
6
00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:32.640
7
00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:36.640
8
00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:42.880
9
00:00:43.079 --> 00:00:45.679
10
00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:48.640
11
00:00:48.759 --> 00:00:54.159
12
00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:58.280
13
00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:01.880
14
00:01:03.479 --> 00:01:06.400
15
00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.959
16
00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:17.040
17
00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:21.599
18
00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:26.359
19
00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:30.400
20
00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:37.040
21
00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:41.799
22
00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:45.480
23
00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:50.640
24
00:01:50.719 --> 00:01:55.959
