May 5, 2026
The Universe Made the News Today — May 05, 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch coming up. Plus space news and stargazing.
Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.
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Calorogus Shark Media. Welcome to Space News and Weather today.
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Neap tides are in effect the gentlest tides of the month.
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With the Sun and Moon at right angles, their pulls
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partially cancel out. New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede,
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reveal that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras
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on Earth, suggesting that the physical processes that generate these
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lights may be universal across different types of celestial bodies.
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Look west after dark, Venus shines like a beacon. Night
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owls can catch Saturn rising in the east around two AM,
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golden and steady among the stars. Not much action on
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the Sun. Tonight. Activity is calm, with low chances of
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northern lights. Sometimes a quiet sun means clearer skies for stargazing.
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Something to ponder, one million earths could fit inside the Sun,
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which contains ninety nine eight six percent of all the
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mass in our solar system. SpaceX has a Falcon nine
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on the pad at Vandenburg Space Force based California, set
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to fly tomorrow. The mission is called Starlink Internet Satellites.
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The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg. A
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slim crescent Moon rises in the pre dawn hours, so
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tonight's skies stay dark all evening, perfect for stargazing. AI
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helped gather today's update from NASA and Spaceflight News sources.
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The sky will be here when you wake
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