Up on the International Space Station — May 12, 2026
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RSS Feed Up on the International Space Station, 12 people are orbiting Earth right now, including Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Plus space weather and tonight's sky.
Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.
0:03 Calaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Space News and Weather Today. Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the Solar System near its poles. These shimmering lights offer a glimpse into how the planet interacts with the Solar wind and moons swept by Jupiter's magnetic field. Unlike Earth's northern lights, the largest moons of Jupiter create their own auroral signatures in the planet's atmosphere. Up on the International Space Station, twelve people are orbiting Earth right now, including Oleg Kananenko, Nikolai Chubb, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Every ninety minutes, they circle the planet two hundred and fifty miles overhead. SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Set to fly tomorrow.
1:04 The booster will attempt a drone ship landing in the Atlantic. The Moon takes the night off, leaving the sky beautifully dark, perfect conditions for meteor watching or finding dim constellations. Look west after dark, Venus shines like a beacon. Night Owls can catch Saturn rising in the east around two am. Golden and steady among the stars. The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. Lots of active sunspot regions right now, which means the chance of solar flares stays elevated. Aurora watchers in the far north might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight. Space News and Weather Today uses AI to gather and narrate information from NASA and spaceflight news sources around the world.