The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vega-C rocket from E... — July 20, 2026

0:03 Calarogu Shark Media. Good morning, this is space news and weather today. Both Saturn and Jupiter grace the night sky. Saturn is up most of the night, while Jupiter rises in the late evening and shines brilliantly by dawn. The Moon is waxing gibbous, more than half lit and growing toward full. It sets late, giving only a brief window of dark skies after sunset. The Summer Triangle shines directly overhead tonight, Vega is the brightest. A blue white star in Lyra Deneb marks the tail of Signus the Swan and Altair anchors Aquila the Eagle. An asteroid called twenty fifteen BF is passing by in about six days. It's comparable to a city bus passing about seventeen lunar distances from Earth. No danger, just a cosmic neighbor dropping by.

1:05 NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen leaving the Sun. The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vagacy rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. Bst A five fifty two cessed on nineteenth to May twenty twenty six. The launch marks the beginning of an ambitious mission to better understand solar storms, geomagnetic storms, and the science of space weather. The Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot groups dotting its surface. Solar flares are possible over the next day or two. For now, Aurora chances are moderate for those in far northern latitudes. This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening.