The Universe Made the News Today — May 05, 2026
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Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.
0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. Welcome to Space News and Weather today. Neap tides are in effect the gentlest tides of the month. With the Sun and Moon at right angles, their pulls partially cancel out. New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, reveal that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth, suggesting that the physical processes that generate these lights may be universal across different types of celestial bodies.
0:43 Look west after dark, Venus shines like a beacon. Night owls can catch Saturn rising in the east around two AM, golden and steady among the stars. Not much action on the Sun. Tonight. Activity is calm, with low chances of northern lights. Sometimes a quiet sun means clearer skies for stargazing. Something to ponder, one million earths could fit inside the Sun, which contains ninety nine eight six percent of all the mass in our solar system. SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Vandenburg Space Force based California, set to fly tomorrow. The mission is called Starlink Internet Satellites.
1:28 The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg. A slim crescent Moon rises in the pre dawn hours, so tonight's skies stay dark all evening, perfect for stargazing. AI helped gather today's update from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. The sky will be here when you wake