There is plenty of activity on the Sun right now. — July 13, 2026

0:03 Calaroga Shark Media. Welcome 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 a slim crescent in the western sky after sunset, setting early and leaving dark skies for the rest of the night. The iconic Summer Triangle rules the sky overhead. These three stars, Vega, Deneb, and altare are visible all night and serve as a guide to the fainter summer constellations. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen leaving the Sun, moving at moderate speed. A Falcon nine rocket is headed to space. Tomorrow.

1:01 SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space Force based California, sending up the Starlink Internet Satellites mission. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenburg. There is plenty of activity on the Sun right now. Multiple sun spot regions are crackling with energy, and solar flares could fire off at any time. Northern lights chances remain moderate tonight for viewers in Canada and the northernmost States. The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vegas Sea rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana, bst E five fifty two CEST on nineteenth 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. This is Space News and Weather Today, your AI curated guide to the Cosmos. Sources include NASA and space news from around the world.