{"podcast":{"title":"Space News and Weather Today – Auroras, Rocket Launches & Night Sky Viewing","slug":"space-news-and-weather-today-auroras-rocket-launches-night-sky-viewing-6693379","podcast_index_feed_id":6693379,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6007838/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.podpage.com/sleep-from-space/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9022e0bd3a09e8af1e093dd188361773.jpg","author":"Caloroga Labs  Space News and Weather","episode_count":300,"summary":"Today’s space news and space weather in a few minutes. We cover rocket launches, solar activity, and aurora conditions, along with what to look for in the night sky. Everything happening above Earth, fast and simple.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:23:24.044736+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-news-and-weather-today-auroras-rocket-launches-night-sky-viewing-6693379"},"episode":{"title":"It Is All Moving, Always — April 17, 2026","slug":"it-is-all-moving-always-april-17-2026","published_at":"2026-04-17T07:02:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-news-and-weather-today-auroras-rocket-launches-night-sky-viewing-6693379/it-is-all-moving-always-april-17-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-news-and-weather-today-auroras-rocket-launches-night-sky-viewing-6693379","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-is-all-moving-always-april-17-2026--71398275","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71398275/space_report_20260417.mp3","summary":"NASA prepares the SLS core stage for the Artemis II mission amidst high solar activity. The episode also tracks upcoming SpaceX launches and near-Earth asteroid flybys.","meta_description":"Stay updated on NASA's Artemis mission progress, SpaceX Falcon 9 launches, solar flare alerts, and upcoming stargazing opportunities.","key_points":["Main idea: NASA is rolling out the massive liquid hydrogen core stage for the next crewed Artemis mission","Solar alert: Increased sunspot activity is raising the probability of solar flares and potential aurora displays","Practical takeaway: Look west after sunset to spot Venus and Mercury near the horizon","Launch alert: SpaceX is scheduled to deploy Starlink satellites via a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg","Failure mode: High solar activity can disrupt communications, though it provides opportunities for aurora viewing"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":20000,"title":"Artemis Mission Progress","summary":"NASA rolls out the largest section of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, including the liquid hydrogen tank."},{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Solar Activity and Auroras","summary":"Active sunspot regions increase the chance of solar flares and northern lights visibility."},{"start_ms":70000,"title":"Night Sky Viewing","summary":"Guidance on spotting Venus and Mercury in the western twilight sky."},{"start_ms":90000,"title":"SpaceX Launch Alert","summary":"Details on the upcoming Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base."},{"start_ms":110000,"title":"Asteroid Flyby","summary":"The small space rock 2026 GM1 makes a close approach to Earth."}],"topics":["NASA","Artemis Mission","SpaceX","Falcon 9","Solar Flares","Astronomy","Starlink","Asteroids"],"duration_seconds":116,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/space-news-and-weather-today-auroras-rocket-launches-night-sky-viewing-6693379/episodes/it-is-all-moving-always-april-17-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-news-and-weather-today-auroras-rocket-launches-night-sky-viewing-6693379/it-is-all-moving-always-april-17-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}