May 8, 2026
Two Planets Are Visible With the Naked Eye Tonight — May 08, 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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Kalaroga Shark Media.
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Welcome to Space news and weather today. Look high in
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the east for arcturists. A brilliant orange star and the
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brightest in the northern sky. It anchors the kite shaped
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constellation boots the herdsman. Right now. Twelve humans are living
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in space aboard the International Space Station Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chubb,
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and Tracy Caldwell Dyson among them. The station passes overhead
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several times a day. If you know when to look.
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SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Vandenberg
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Space four Space California, set to fly on May eleventh.
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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. Here's
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something to think about. Radio signals from Earth have been
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traveling through space for about one hundred years. Any civilization
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within one hundred light years could potentially detect US. Quick
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solar update. The sun is quite active, with numerous sunspot
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groups visible. That means a moderate chance of northern lights tonight.
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For those in northern latitudes. Look north after dark if
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skies are clear. Web maps Uranus's upper atmosphere. Web maps
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Uranus's upper atmosphere. 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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