Dec 13 - Meteors Tonight!

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View larger. | Meteor and comet (upper left) from Jonny Hals in Elnesvågen, Norway.  All you need to know: Geminid meteor shower Friday morning is likely the best morning for this rich and reliable meteor shower. Read more. Mysterious rock-comet 3200 Phaethon The Geminid meteors' parent object - 3200 Phaethon - is a super-interesting and mysterious object. Read more. What would a warmer world look like? The recent IPCC Special Report says that warming of 1.5°C (2.7°F) is an important threshold for many climate impacts. Read more. What we're reading … The massive, mysterious ecosystem beneath our feet A decade-long study has taken a census of the deep biosphere extending several miles into our planet's crust. Read more. Unidentified nematode (worm) in a biofilm of microorganisms - from a gold mine in South Africa - found living nearly a mile (1.4 km) below Earth's surface. Image via Gaetan Borgonie/Deep Carbon Observatory.

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Tonight … Moon near Mars Tonight, the expected peak night of the Geminid meteor shower, the moon will be close to Mars on the sky's dome. Watch for Mars and the moon shortly after sunset and into the early evening. Read more about December planets.

Find the Geminids' radiant point Why is the Geminid meteor shower best around 2 a.m.? It's because that's when the shower's radiant point - near the bright star Castor in the constellation Gemini - is highest in the sky. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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