The Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot grou... — August 04, 2026

0:03 Callarogashark Media, Hello and welcome to Space news and weather. Today. Saturn reaches opposition this month, its closest and brightest of the year. Jupiter rises earlier each night, dominating the late night sky. A slim crescent moon rises in the pre dawn hours, so tonight's skies stay dark all evening, perfect for stargazing. Sickness 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. This July twenty third, twenty twenty six illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss study NASA's MAVEN mission NASA MAVN mission scientists have found that certain types of auroras on Mars form in a similar way. The Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot groups dotting its surface.

1:16 Solar flares are possible over the next day or two. For now. Aurora chances are moderate for those in far northern latitudes. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen leaving the sun. China has a long March eight A on the pad at Winchang Space Launch Site People's Republic of China, set to fly later today. Space News and Weather Today uses AI to gather and narrate information from NASA and spaceflight news sources around the world.