June 30, 2026

The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. — June 30, 2026

The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. — June 30, 2026

NASA's space weather trackers also note: A M1.3 class solar flare occurred on the Sun. Aurora Australis.

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Calarogus Shark Media, Hello, and welcome to Space News and

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Weather Today.

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Look southeast. Around midnight, Saturn glows with a steady yellowish light.

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Jupiter rises in the pre dawn hours, signaling its return

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to evening skies soon. Last night's strawberry moon is still

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glowing strong tonight. The relatively short strawberry harvesting season gave

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this moon its sweet name. Look south for the distinctive

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curve of Scorpius, its brightest star, and Terry's glows with

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a reddish hue. Its name means rival of Mars because

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of their similar colors. Aurora australis. NASA's space weather trackers

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also note a M one point three class solar flare

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occurred on the Sun. A Pegasus XL rocket is set

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to launch later today from air launch to orbit. Northrop

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Grumm and Space Systems is behind this one. The Sun

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is putting on a show for solar observers. Lots of

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active sunspot regions right now, which means the chance of

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solar flares stays elevated. Aurora watchers in the far North

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might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight. Space

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