The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. — July 16, 2026

0:03 Caalaroga 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 at first quarter half lit and setting around midnight, perfect for evening observing, bright enough to see detail, dark enough later for deep sky objects. Look overhead for the summer triangle three bright stars from three different constellations, Vega, Denib, and Alta. This asterism dominates the summer sky. The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. Lots of active sunspot regions right now, which means the chance of solar flares stay elevated. Aurora watchers in the far north might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight. SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Space, California, set to fly tomorrow. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg. Four astronauts will blast off to restaff the International Space Station next week, NASA said Friday, after an emergency medical evacuation of the previous crew.

1:30 Crew twelve will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon nine rocket early Wednesday, the United States Space Agency said, with launch time targeted for no earlier than local time. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen leaving the Sun moving at moderate speed. Space News and Weather Today uses AI to gather and narrate information from NASA and spaceflight newsses around the world.