Fast CME triggers geomagnetic storm & Auroras may reach mid-latitudes

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Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron [https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron] - Prezi: Create AI presentations fast - https://try.prezi.com/automated_daily [https://try.prezi.com/automated_daily] - Consensus: AI for Research. Get a free month - https://get.consensus.app/automated_daily [https://get.consensus.app/automated_daily] Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily [https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily] TODAY'S TOPICS: FAST CME TRIGGERS GEOMAGNETIC STORM - A FAST, EARTH-DIRECTED CORONAL MASS EJECTION FROM JUNE 6 IS ARRIVING ON JUNE 8, PROMPTING A STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH. LEARN WHAT FORECASTERS EXPECT, WHY STORM STRENGTH CAN CHANGE AT THE LAST MINUTE, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR SPACE WEATHER TODAY. AURORAS MAY REACH MID-LATITUDES - A STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM COULD EXPAND THE AURORAL OVAL, MAKING NORTHERN LIGHTS VISIBLE MUCH FARTHER FROM THE POLES THAN USUAL. WE COVER PRACTICAL VIEWING EXPECTATIONS AND THE REAL-WORLD IMPACTS TO SATELLITES, GPS, RADIO, AND POWER-GRID OPERATIONS. VENUS AND JUPITER CLOSE CONJUNCTION - VENUS AND JUPITER ARE PUTTING ON ONE OF THE EASIEST SKYWATCHING EVENTS OF THE YEAR, APPEARING UNUSUALLY CLOSE IN THE WESTERN TWILIGHT. HERE’S WHEN TO LOOK, WHAT YOU’LL SEE WITH THE NAKED EYE, AND HOW MERCURY AND THE MOON ADD TO THE SHOW LATER IN JUNE. ISS ZVEZDA AIR LEAK PRECAUTIONS - THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS STILL MANAGING A PERSISTENT AIR LEAK IN THE RUSSIAN ZVEZDA MODULE, INCLUDING A RECENT INCREASE THAT TRIGGERED SAFE-HAVEN READINESS. WE EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED, WHY CREWS SHELTER IN RETURN SPACECRAFT, AND HOW IT’S AFFECTING MISSION SCHEDULES. VESUVIUS AND ETNA SEEN FROM ORBIT - ISS ASTRONAUT PHOTOGRAPHY IS HIGHLIGHTING EARTH’S GEOLOGY, INCLUDING A STRIKING VIEW OF MOUNT VESUVIUS AND ADDITIONAL VOLCANO IMAGERY TIED TO MOUNT ETNA. THESE IMAGES ARE A REMINDER OF HOW ORBITAL PERSPECTIVES CONNECT SPACEFLIGHT TO LIFE AND HAZARDS ON EARTH. Episode Transcript Fast CME triggers geomagnetic storm First up today: space weather. A coronal mass ejection launched from the Sun on June 6—tied to an M-class flare from active region AR4461—is arriving at Earth on June 8. Forecasters are watching for a strong geomagnetic storm, around G3 on NOAA’s scale, with a chance it could briefly climb higher depending on how the CME’s magnetic field is oriented when it hits Earth’s magnetosphere. That north-versus-south magnetic direction is the big wildcard, and it’s why forecasts often tighten only when upstream satellites actually sample the solar wind just before impact. Auroras may reach mid-latitudes If the storm reaches the stronger end of expectations, the headline for most people is auroras. Under G3 conditions, the auroral oval can expand toward mid-latitudes, raising the odds of visible northern lights well beyond the usual polar zones—especially for observers in northern U.S. states, Canada, and northern Europe, with some coverage highlighting the possibility of sightings even farther south in exceptional circumstances. The practical advice is familiar but worth repeating: find a dark location away from city lights, keep a clear view toward the northern horizon in the Northern Hemisphere, and remember that aurora can come in waves—so staying out longer can matter more than stepping outside for just a minute. Venus and Jupiter close conjunction This isn’t only a sky show—it’s also a technology story. A storm in the G3 range can mean intermittent issues for high-frequency radio, some degradation for satellite navigation signals, increased satellite drag in low Earth orbit, and added attention from power-grid operators watching geomagnetically induced currents. In other words, the same event that paints the sky can also create subtle, short-lived disruptions in systems we rely on every day—without being anywhere near an end-of-the-world scenario. ISS Zvezda air leak precautions Next: an easy win for skywatchers. Venus and Jupiter—the two brightest planets in our sky—are in a striking conjunction in the western evening twilight on June 8 and June 9. They’ll appear very close together, separated by only a small angle, and because they’re so bright you don’t need a telescope—just a clear western horizon shortly after sunset. It’s a great reminder of perspective in the solar system: the planets only look close from our point of view, while in space they’re still separated by enormous distances. Vesuvius and Etna seen from orbit And the planetary lineup doesn’t stop there. Mercury is expected to join the scene in the days after the conjunction, sitting lower and closer to the horizon. Later in the month, there’s also an eye-catching Moon-and-Venus encounter, including a lunar occultation of Venus for some regions, where Venus will briefly slip behind the Moon. If you enjoy time-stamped, real-world astronomy you can do with your own eyes, June is delivering. Story 6 Now to low Earth orbit and a more operational story: the International Space Station is still dealing with a slow but persistent atmosphere leak associated with the Russian Zvezda module’s transfer tunnel—an issue that has been monitored for years, but recently increased enough to trigger heightened caution. During the latest episode, crews carried out safe-haven readiness procedures, meaning astronauts positioned themselves close to, or inside, their docked return spacecraft—Crew Dragon for the U.S.-segment crew and Soyuz on the Russian side—so that if pressure conditions worsened, evacuation could happen quickly. The situation later stabilized, and normal station work resumed, but it’s a clear example of how conservative risk management works in human spaceflight: even small changes get taken seriously. Story 7 That leak investigation is also affecting traffic to the station. A private astronaut mission—Axiom’s Axiom-4—has been postponed to give teams time to better understand the station’s condition before adding more visitors and complexity. It’s a reminder that the ISS is both indispensable and aging, and that operations are a constant balance between science goals, engineering reality, and safety margins. Story 8 Finally today: a vivid look back at Earth. From onboard the ISS, astronaut Sophie Adenot shared a striking photograph of Mount Vesuvius, later highlighted widely as a standout space image of the day. From orbit, the volcano’s shape and the surrounding Bay of Naples become instantly legible—and also quietly unsettling when you consider how many people live in close proximity to an active volcanic system. Additional imagery has also drawn attention to Mount Etna, underlining how astronaut photography can complement traditional Earth-observing satellites with a perspective that’s both scientifically useful and emotionally immediate. 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ELT Construction Reaches Major Milestone & Hubble Webb Reveal Black Hole - Space News (Jul 14, 2026)

Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron [https://theautomateddaily.com/api/v1/go/stock_mvp?edition=SPACE&lang=en&src=notes] - Prezi: Create AI presentations fast - https://try.prezi.com/automated_daily [https://theautomateddaily.com/api/v1/go/prezi?edition=SPACE&lang=en&src=notes] - SurveyMonkey, Using AI to surface insights faster and reduce manual analysis time - https://get.surveymonkey.com/tad [https://theautomateddaily.com/api/v1/go/survey-monkey?edition=SPACE&lang=en&src=notes] Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily [https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily] TODAY'S TOPICS: ELT CONSTRUCTION REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE - THE EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE HAS REACHED A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE IN CHILE, BRINGING ASTRONOMERS CLOSER TO A NEW ERA OF EXOPLANET AND GALAXY OBSERVATIONS. THIS SPACE NEWS UPDATE EXPLAINS WHY THE ELT MATTERS FOR THE FUTURE OF GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY. HUBBLE WEBB REVEAL BLACK HOLE - ASTRONOMERS USED ARCHIVAL HUBBLE DATA AND FOLLOW-UP OBSERVATIONS FROM THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE TO IDENTIFY A STELLAR-MASS BLACK HOLE. THE DISCOVERY HIGHLIGHTS HOW OLD DATASETS AND NEW INSTRUMENTS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO UNCOVER HIDDEN OBJECTS IN SPACE. FALCON 9 MARKS 600 REUSES - A FALCON 9 STARLINK LAUNCH IS SET TO MARK THE 600TH BOOSTER REUSE ACROSS SPACEX'S FLEET, UNDERLINING HOW ROUTINE REUSABLE ROCKETRY HAS BECOME. THE MISSION IS ANOTHER SIGN THAT LOWER-COST, HIGH-CADENCE LAUNCH OPERATIONS ARE RESHAPING ACCESS TO ORBIT. STARSHIP FLIGHT 13 TARGETS JULY - SPACEX IS NOW TARGETING NO EARLIER THAN JULY 16 FOR STARSHIP FLIGHT 13, THE NEXT MAJOR TEST OF ITS FULLY REUSABLE HEAVY-LIFT SYSTEM. THE UPDATE SHOWS HOW RAPIDLY ITERATIVE LAUNCH TESTING IS DRIVING THE FUTURE OF DEEP-SPACE TRANSPORTATION. ISS LAUNCHES AND STATION SCIENCE - RUSSIA IS LAUNCHING A NASA ASTRONAUT AND TWO COSMONAUTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, WHILE CHINA HAS RETURNED SCIENCE SAMPLES FROM ITS OWN STATION. TOGETHER, THESE STORIES SHOW HOW HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT IS BECOMING BOTH MORE INTERNATIONAL AND MORE MULTIPOLAR. ROMAN TELESCOPE NEARS AUGUST LAUNCH - NASA'S NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE IS IN FLORIDA PREPARING FOR AN AUGUST 2026 LIFTOFF. AS THE AGENCY'S NEXT FLAGSHIP OBSERVATORY, ROMAN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSFORM STUDIES OF DARK ENERGY, EXOPLANETS, AND THE INFRARED UNIVERSE. TORIFUNE, EXOPLANETS, AND DARK SKIES - NASA'S ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY SPOTLIGHTS THE DOUBLE-LOBED ASTEROID TORIFUNE, WHILE NEW CHATTER AROUND A NEARBY EXOPLANET SUGGESTS IT MAY BE MORE EARTH-LIKE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. ADD IN JULY'S DARK-SKY NEW MOON WINDOW, AND THERE IS PLENTY FOR SKYWATCHERS AND PLANET HUNTERS TO FOLLOW. Episode Transcript ELT Construction Reaches Major Milestone First up, one of the biggest long-term astronomy projects on Earth has crossed an important threshold. The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, has reached a major milestone, a reminder that the next generation of observatories is steadily coming together. When the ELT eventually begins science operations, it is expected to sharpen our view of exoplanets, distant galaxies, and some of the deepest questions in modern cosmology. Hubble Webb Reveal Black Hole In orbital astronomy, NASA says astronomers have identified a stellar-mass black hole by combining archival Hubble observations with follow-up work from the James Webb Space Telescope. That is a powerful example of how discoveries do not only come from brand-new data. Sometimes the breakthrough happens when scientists revisit older observations with better tools, better models, and a fresh question. Falcon 9 Marks 600 Reuses On the launch front, SpaceX is preparing a Falcon 9 mission carrying 29 Starlink satellites, and this flight is expected to mark the 600th booster reuse across the Falcon fleet. That number is more than a statistic. It shows that reusability is no longer a dramatic experiment but a normal part of launch operations, with major implications for cost, cadence, and the overall pace of activity in low Earth orbit. Starship Flight 13 Targets July Meanwhile, SpaceX's bigger ambition is also moving forward. The company is now targeting no earlier than July 16 for Starship Flight 13, the next integrated test of its heavy-lift system. Even before liftoff, schedule updates like this matter because each test adds to the picture of how quickly fully reusable deep-space transport is maturing, and how realistic those longer-term lunar and Mars plans may become. ISS Launches And Station Science Human spaceflight is active on multiple fronts today. Russia is launching a NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts to the International Space Station, another sign that ISS cooperation continues even in a complicated geopolitical era. At the same time, China has returned scientific experiment samples from its own space station, showing that low Earth orbit research is expanding into a more globally distributed system of laboratories. Roman Telescope Nears August Launch Looking ahead, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now in Florida as it prepares for a planned August launch. Roman is designed to survey huge areas of the sky in infrared light, complementing the deeper but narrower view of Webb. That means it could become one of the most important tools of the next decade for studying dark energy, mapping galaxies, and finding new exoplanets. Torifune, Exoplanets, And Dark Skies And finally, a lighter but still fascinating astronomy note. NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day features Torifune, a double-lobed asteroid whose shape hints at a violent and messy history of collisions and reassembly in the solar system. Add to that a nearby exoplanet, about 25 light-years away, that may be more Earth-like than scientists once thought, plus the dark skies of a July new moon, and it is a good moment to remember that space news ranges from giant observatories to tiny worlds and the possibility of familiar ones beyond our own. 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14. juli 20263 min

White House taps Avi Loeb & Starlink launch and sea catch - Space News (Jul 11, 2026)

Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Prezi: Create AI presentations fast - https://try.prezi.com/automated_daily [https://theautomateddaily.com/api/v1/go/prezi?edition=SPACE&lang=en&src=notes] - Discover the Future of AI Audio with ElevenLabs - https://try.elevenlabs.io/tad [https://theautomateddaily.com/api/v1/go/eleven_labs?edition=SPACE&lang=en&src=notes] - Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron [https://theautomateddaily.com/api/v1/go/stock_mvp?edition=SPACE&lang=en&src=notes] Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily [https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily] TODAY'S TOPICS: WHITE HOUSE TAPS AVI LOEB - THE WHITE HOUSE HAS APPOINTED HARVARD ASTROPHYSICIST AVI LOEB TO LEAD A NEW UFO OR UAP STUDY GROUP, SIGNALING A MORE FORMAL SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA. THE MOVE BLENDS SPACE POLICY, PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, AND EVIDENCE-BASED INVESTIGATION. STARLINK LAUNCH AND SEA CATCH - A SPACEX STARLINK LAUNCH CREATED A DRAMATIC JELLYFISH PLUME OVER THE NIGHT SKY, WHILE CHINA REPORTED A MAJOR REUSABLE ROCKET RECOVERY MILESTONE WITH A SEA-BASED CATCH. TOGETHER, THE STORIES SHOW HOW LAUNCH SPECTACLE AND REUSABILITY ARE RESHAPING GLOBAL SPACEFLIGHT. SPACE MIRRORS THREATEN DARK SKIES - REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR REFLECT ORBITAL'S PROTOTYPE SPACE MIRROR HAS REIGNITED CONCERNS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL BRIGHTENING OF THE NIGHT SKY. ASTRONOMERS WARN THAT LARGE ORBITAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS COULD SERIOUSLY AFFECT DARK-SKY OBSERVING AND SCIENTIFIC DATA QUALITY. EUCLID SPOTS EARLIEST KNOWN QUASARS - ESA'S EUCLID MISSION HAS IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE EARLIEST QUASARS EVER SEEN, INCLUDING A RECORD-SETTING OBJECT AT REDSHIFT 7.77. THESE DISCOVERIES COULD HELP EXPLAIN HOW SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES FORMED SO QUICKLY AFTER THE BIG BANG. WEBB REVEALS DETAILED CENTAURUS A - NASA'S JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE HAS RELEASED A STUNNING NEW COMPOSITE OF CENTAURUS A USING NIRCAM AND MIRI DATA. THE IMAGE GIVES ASTRONOMERS AN UNPRECEDENTED INFRARED VIEW OF DUST LANES, STAR FORMATION, AND THE GALAXY'S ACTIVE CORE. TIANWEN-2 IMAGES QUASI-MOON KAMOʻOALEWA - CHINA'S TIANWEN-2 MISSION HAS RETURNED THE FIRST CLOSE-UP IMAGE OF EARTH'S QUASI-MOON KAMOʻOALEWA. THE MILESTONE ADVANCES SMALL-BODY SCIENCE AND COULD REVEAL WHETHER THE OBJECT HAS LINKS TO LUNAR OR NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID MATERIAL. NEARBY SUPER-EARTH ENTERS SPOTLIGHT - ASTRONOMERS HAVE ANNOUNCED GJ 3378B, A NEARBY SUPER-EARTH ORBITING IN THE HABITABLE ZONE ABOUT 25 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY. ITS LOCATION AND SIZE MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE FUTURE TARGET IN THE SEARCH FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE-SUPPORTING EXOPLANETS. JULY SKYWATCHING BRINGS PLANETARY ALIGNMENTS - NASA'S JULY 2026 SKYWATCHING GUIDANCE HIGHLIGHTS A PREDAWN LINEUP OF THE MOON, MARS, SATURN, AND URANUS, ALONG WITH GOOD VIEWING FOR COMET 10P/TEMPEL 2. IT'S A REMINDER THAT SOME OF THE BEST SPACE STORIES ARE VISIBLE WITH YOUR OWN EYES. Episode Transcript White House taps Avi Loeb First up, a major policy story: the White House has appointed Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb to lead a new UFO, or more formally UAP, study group. Loeb is known both for mainstream astrophysics and for his willingness to explore unconventional ideas about extraterrestrial technology, so the appointment is likely to draw attention. The bigger significance is that the government appears to be framing unexplained sightings as a scientific data problem, not just a security mystery. Starlink launch and sea catch In launch news, SpaceX's Starlink 405 mission lifted off at 03:01 UTC on July 11 and produced one of those striking so-called jellyfish plumes in the night sky. That glowing shape happens when rocket exhaust is lit by sunlight high above Earth while the ground below is still dark. It's visually spectacular, but it also reflects how routine orbital launches have become in the era of megaconstellations. Space mirrors threaten dark skies Meanwhile, China reported a notable reusability milestone with a successful sea-based catch of a reusable rocket stage. Even without every technical detail, the message is clear: reusable launch systems are no longer the signature of just one company or one country. Reusability is becoming a global standard, and that has implications for launch cost, competition, and the pace of access to orbit. Euclid spots earliest known quasars Not all orbital news is good news for astronomy. Reflect Orbital has received FCC authorization for radio operations tied to an 18-meter prototype space mirror, part of a larger concept that could eventually redirect sunlight to Earth at night. Astronomers are warning that if such systems scale up, they could dramatically brighten the night sky and interfere with observations of faint objects, adding a new layer to the debate over how crowded and artificial Earth's skies should become. Webb reveals detailed Centaurus A Turning to deep space, ESA's Euclid mission has identified 31 ancient quasars from when the universe was only around 670 to 800 million years old. One of them, at redshift 7.77, is being described as the most distant quasar yet reported. These objects matter because quasars are powered by supermassive black holes, and finding them so early in cosmic history deepens the puzzle of how black holes grew so massive so fast after the Big Bang. Tianwen-2 images quasi-moon Kamoʻoalewa The James Webb Space Telescope is also making headlines with a new composite view of Centaurus A, one of the closest and most dramatic active galaxies in the sky. By combining near-infrared and mid-infrared observations, Webb can peer through dust and resolve stars, gas, and warm structures near the core in remarkable detail. It's both a beautiful image and a powerful lab for studying galaxy mergers, star formation, and black hole feedback. Nearby super-Earth enters spotlight In planetary science, China's Tianwen-2 mission has captured the first close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa, a quasi-moon of Earth. That means it travels around the Sun, but in a co-orbital configuration that keeps it near our planet over long periods. Scientists are especially interested in whether this object could be a fragment related to the Moon or whether it turns out to be a more typical near-Earth asteroid with a different origin story. July skywatching brings planetary alignments Exoplanet researchers also have a compelling new target: GJ 3378b, a nearby super-Earth about 25 light-years away. It sits in the habitable zone of its star and receives roughly 90 percent of the stellar radiation that Earth gets from the Sun. That does not mean it is definitely Earth-like or inhabited, but it does put the planet high on the list for future atmospheric studies and the ongoing search for potentially life-supporting worlds. Story 9 And finally, if you want a space event you can catch without a telescope the size of a building, NASA's July skywatching guide points to a predawn alignment featuring the Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Uranus around July 11 and 12. The guide also notes darker skies near the July 14 new moon, which should help with viewing Comet 10P/Tempel 2 and the Milky Way. It's a good reminder that even as observatories push to the edge of the universe, the sky still offers plenty to see from right here on Earth. 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11. juli 20264 min

Fast CME triggers geomagnetic storm & Auroras may reach mid-latitudes - Space News (Jun 8, 2026)

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