Your Nightly Guide to the Cosmos — April 12, 2026

0:03 Caalaroga Shark Media. Good evening. This is sleep from Space. The four astronauts who flew around the Moon and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean yesterday are now back in Houston mirtha recovery ship returned to Tonight is a new Moon. The sky will be at its darkest head outside after nine pm for the best views of faint stars and galaxies. Asteroid Flyby Alert twenty thirteen GM three, about thirty to fifty feet across, passes closer than the Moon about sixty seven percent of the lunar distance in the next couple of days. These close approaches happen weekly. Astronomers track thousands of them. Tides are at their most extreme this week as the Moon and Sun combine their gravitational Coastal communities see their highest and lowest water levels. Launch coming up in the next couple of days a Connetica one from Juquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, operated by CAS Space. The Sun has been active lately, with several sunspot groups dotting its surface. Solar flares are possible over the next day or two. For now Aurora, chances are moderate.

1:30 For those in far northern latitudes. Venus continues its rain as the evening star, shining so bright it casts faint shadows on dark nights. Mercury peaks above the western horizon briefly after sunset. That's your space update, compiled by AI from NASA and Spaceflight News. The sky will be here when you wake. Sleep well,