June 21, 2026

There is plenty of activity on the Sun right now. — June 21, 2026

There is plenty of activity on the Sun right now. — June 21, 2026

Aurora Australis. Launch coming up later today: a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. SpaceX is sending up Starlink internet satellites.

Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.

WEBVTT

1
00:00:03.160 --> 00:00:11.359
Calarogus Shark Media. Welcome to space news and weather today.

2
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:17.320
Saturn is well placed for late night viewing. Rising before midnight,

3
00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:22.120
Jupiter joins the morning sky, brilliant and impossible to miss.

4
00:00:22.120 --> 00:00:28.399
Before sunrise, a bright gibbous moon dominates the evening. For

5
00:00:28.519 --> 00:00:32.679
darker skies, wait until the early morning hours after it sets.

6
00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:38.960
Look south for the distinctive curve of Scorpius, its brightest star,

7
00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:43.000
and Terry's glows with a reddish hue. Its name means

8
00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:48.880
rival of Mars because of their similar colors. There is

9
00:00:48.920 --> 00:00:52.359
plenty of activity on the Sun right now. Multiple sunspot

10
00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:56.119
regions are crackling with energy, and solar flares could fire

11
00:00:56.159 --> 00:01:00.759
off at any time. Northern lights chances remain moderate tonight

12
00:01:00.799 --> 00:01:06.400
for viewers in Canada and the northernmost States. NASA's space

13
00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:10.079
weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was

14
00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:16.400
seen leaving the Sun moving at moderate speed. Launch coming

15
00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:21.159
up later today A Falcon nine from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

16
00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:32.000
SpaceX is sending up Starlink Internet satellites Aurora, Australis. Today's

17
00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:36.040
report was compiled by AI from NASA Launch Library and

18
00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:39.959
Spaceflight News. See you tomorrow,