Aug. 1, 2026
The Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot grou... — August 01, 2026
Launch coming up on August 04: a Long March 8A from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China, operated by China.
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Calaroga Shark Media. You're listening to space news and weather today.
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Both gas giants put on a show. Saturn is at
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its yearly best, while Jupiter grows brighter and rises earlier
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each evening. Tonight, the half moon doesn't rise until after midnight,
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giving you dark skies all evening. Great night for deep
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sky observing Signess soars at the zenith tonight. Deneb at
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the top of the cross is one of the most
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luminous stars you can see, a super giant two hundred
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thousand times brighter than our Sun. NASA's space weather trackers
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also note a burst of solar material was seen on
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the northwest side of the Sun, moving at moderate speed.
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This July twenty third, twenty twenty six illustration depicts charged
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particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of
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Mars's atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss
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studied by NASA's Maven Mission. NASA Maven Mission scientists have
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found that certain types of auroras on Mars form in
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a similar way. Launch coming up on August fourth, along
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March eight a from Wenchang Space Launch site, People's Republic
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of China operated by China. The Sun has been active lately,
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with several sunspot groups dotting its surface. Solar flares are
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possible over the next day or two. For now, Aurora
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chances are moderate for those in far northern latitudes. This
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episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and Spaceflight
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News sources. Thanks for listening.
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