* Astronomy

The Geminid meteor shower officially begins on December 6th, but it doesn't peak until the morning of the 14th at 02:24 UT. The best viewing time this year is on Tuesday morning, December 13; the last couple of hours before morning twilight, when the Moon will be near or below the horizon. The Gemini...

3200 Phaethon is an Apollo and Mercury-, Venus-, Earth- and Mars-crosser asteroid with unusual properties, and may be an extinct comet. Read more On December 10th the 3.3 km - 7.4 km wide asteroid will pass 47.0 Lunar distances fr...

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Geminids Meteor shower Geminid meteor shower ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 8 ) (Preview)	Events	76	28686	Dec 13 12:32 2017 by Blobrana
The Geminid meteor shower officially begins on December 6th, but it doesn't peak until the morning of the 14th at 02:24 UT. The best viewing time this year is on Tuesday morning, December 13; the last couple of hours before morning twilight, when the Moon will be near or below the horizon. The Gemini...
Geminids Asteroid 3200 Phaethon (1983 TB) ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	Solar System	25	16775	Dec 13 12:35 2017 by Blobrana
3200 Phaethon is an Apollo and Mercury-, Venus-, Earth- and Mars-crosser asteroid with unusual properties, and may be an extinct comet. Read more On December 10th the 3.3 km - 7.4 km wide asteroid will pass 47.0 Lunar distances fr...