July 13, 2026
There is plenty of activity on the Sun right now. — July 13, 2026
The Moon is a slim crescent in the western sky after sunset, setting early and leaving dark skies for the rest of the night.
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Calaroga Shark Media. Welcome to Space news and weather today.
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The ringed planet Saturn reaches peak visibility this month. Jupiter
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follows behind, rising around midnight and offering spectacular views before sunrise.
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The Moon is a slim crescent in the western sky
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after sunset, setting early and leaving dark skies for the
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rest of the night. The iconic Summer Triangle rules the
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sky overhead. These three stars, Vega, Deneb, and altare are
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visible all night and serve as a guide to the
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fainter summer constellations. NASA's space weather trackers also note a
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burst of solar material was seen leaving the Sun, moving
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at moderate speed. A Falcon nine rocket is headed to space. Tomorrow.
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SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space Force based California, sending up
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the Starlink Internet Satellites mission. The booster will attempt to
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land back at Vandenburg. There is plenty of activity on
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the Sun right now. Multiple sun spot regions are crackling
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with energy, and solar flares could fire off at any time.
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Northern lights chances remain moderate tonight for viewers in Canada
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and the northernmost States. The Smile spacecraft lifted off on
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a Vegas Sea rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana,
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bst E five fifty two CEST on nineteenth May twenty
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twenty six. The launch marks the beginning of an ambitious
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mission to better understand solar storms, geomagnetic storms, and the
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science of space weather. This is Space News and Weather Today,
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your AI curated guide to the Cosmos. Sources include NASA
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and space news from around the world.
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