The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. — July 17, 2026

0:03 Calarogashark Media. You're listening to space news and weather today. The ringed planet Saturn reaches peak visibility this month. Jupiter follows behind, rising around midnight and offering spectacular views before sunrise. 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, DNEB, and Altaire. This asterism dominates the summer sky coastal areas see minimal tidal range this week. These neep tides occur when the Sun and Moon work against each other. The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vegas Sea rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana Bst zo FI fIF two CESST on nineteenth of 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.

1:22 A Victm I rocket is set to launch tomorrow from Satish Dewan Space Center, India. Skyroot Aerospace is behind this one. The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers lots of active sunspot regions right now, which means the chance of solar flares stays elevated. Aurora watchers in the far north might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight. This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening.