Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for December
Visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, look for bright Jupiter near the moon, the Pleiades star cluster and fiery orange star Aldebaran.
Space
Odd, slowly repeating radio bursts traced to red dwarf star
Astronomers have finally pinpointed the source of slowly repeating radio bursts: a red dwarf star with a possible white dwarf binary companion.
Earth
Sun

Sun news for December 12: Large M flare brings high activity

Sun news for December 12, 2024: Sun activity is high thanks to an isolated M6.7 flare. However, the number of flares in the past day dropped from 27 to 9.
Space

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft skimming Earth’s atmosphere today!

The Lucy spacecraft will make a close approach to Earth today. Its 6-year mission will carry it through the main asteroid belt and into the orbit of Jupiter.
Brightest Stars

Orange Aldebaran is Taurus the Bull’s fiery eye

Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus the Bull, is at one tip of a V-shaped cluster. If placed where our sun is, its surface would pass the orbit of Mercury.
Astronomy Essentials

LIVE TODAY: Geminid meteor shower 2024 prospects and tips

The 2024 Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight December 13-14 in a moonlit sky. You may see up to 120 meteors per hour under ideal conditions.
Astronomy Essentials
Space

Mysterious 3200 Phaethon: Parent to the Geminids

3200 Phaethon is the weird comet-like asteroid that spawns the Geminid meteor shower. New research reveals more answers ... and questions.
Space

Are Geminid meteors striking the moon? See videos

Last week, Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured videos of bright flashes on the moon. Could they be Geminid meteors striking the moon? See the videos here.
Space

Oceans on Venus never existed, new study suggests

Researchers at the University of Cambridge say that it's likely there were never any oceans on Venus. The planet might have always been as hot as it is now.
Earth
Human World

Storm alert Indian Ocean. Will Chido strike Madagascar?

Chido - now a severe tropical storm and still intensifying - is moving toward Madagascar, off southeast Africa. It should sweep past Friday, December 13.