The Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot grou... — August 01, 2026

0:03 Calaroga Shark Media. You're listening to space news and weather today. Both gas giants put on a show. Saturn is at its yearly best, while Jupiter grows brighter and rises earlier each evening. Tonight, the half moon doesn't rise until after midnight, giving you dark skies all evening. Great night for deep sky observing Signess soars at the zenith tonight. Deneb at the top of the cross is one of the most luminous stars you can see, a super giant two hundred thousand times brighter than our Sun. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen on the northwest side of the Sun, moving at moderate speed.

0:56 This July twenty third, twenty twenty six illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars's atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by NASA's Maven Mission. NASA Maven Mission scientists have found that certain types of auroras on Mars form in a similar way. Launch coming up on August fourth, along March eight a from Wenchang Space Launch site, People's Republic of China operated by China. 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.