Two Planets Are Visible With the Naked Eye Tonight — May 08, 2026
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0:03 Kalaroga Shark Media. Welcome to Space news and weather today. Look high in the east for arcturists. A brilliant orange star and the brightest in the northern sky. It anchors the kite shaped constellation boots the herdsman. Right now. Twelve humans are living in space aboard the International Space Station Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chubb, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson among them. The station passes overhead several times a day. If you know when to look. SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Vandenberg Space four Space California, set to fly on May eleventh.
0:50 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. Here's something to think about. Radio signals from Earth have been traveling through space for about one hundred years. Any civilization within one hundred light years could potentially detect US. Quick solar update. The sun is quite active, with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance of northern lights tonight. For those in northern latitudes. Look north after dark if skies are clear. Web maps Uranus's upper atmosphere. Web maps Uranus's upper atmosphere. This is space news and weather today, Your AI curated guide to the Cosmos. Sources include NASA and space news from around the world.