Dec 10 - Sun and Earth Predictions

December 10 Sun and Earth Predictions by:

This was Sunday's sun, as seen on the The Sun Now page of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Notice ... no sunspots. What will the sun do next? Many have predicted a weak sunspot cycle in the years ahead, but new work from India suggests otherwise. The work dashes speculations of a sun-induced global cooling of Earth’s climate in the coming decade. Here's the story. Another El Niño on the horizon? The World Meteorological Organization has said there's a "75–80% chance" of a fully-fledged El Niño event by February 2019. Click in for a good video from ESA describing El Niños and their global effects. Listen to the Martian wind NASA’s Insight lander has captured the 1st-ever sound of winds on the surface of Mars. Listen. All you need to know: Geminid meteor shower The peak of the shower is coming up on the mornings of December 13 and 14. How to watch. John Ashley in Glacier National Park, Montana, caught this amazing earthgrazer meteor on December 6. Earthgrazers are best seen in the evening hours. Watch for them during this week's Geminid meteor shower!

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Tonight … young moon and Saturn On Monday evening, the illuminated portion of the moon will be pointing toward Saturn. In the evenings to come, the moon will wax larger, while Saturn slips into the sunset glare. Read more.

Saturday's young moon and Saturn Wow! We weren't sure any of you would catch the moon and Saturn this weekend … but some of you did. Thanks to all who submitted. This gorgeous shot is from Yuri Beletsky Nightscapes in Chile's Atacama Desert. Thank you, Yuri! Click in for more photos. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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