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The Ursid Meteor shower is a meteor shower than happens between December 17-26, but it's most active date will be on the night of December 22-23. The Ursid meteor shower is a small one, with about 5 meteors per hour. Just a reminder that your eyes need about 20 minutes to adjust to the dark.
On December 24th, a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will have its first launch. It will take off at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket is the successor to ULA's Atlas V rocket.
Once again, we have another Full Moon. In December, its called the " Cold Moon ". It's specifically named this because it comes on it Winter, where it will add extra shine to the snow.
If you look to the sky between December 28 and January 12th, you will have a chance to see the Quadrantid Meteor Shower. The shower will bring a total of about 110 meteors per hour. The shower will also peak on the night on January 3rd. That might be the best night to watch. To...
On December 28, A SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket will launch the USSF-52 mission for the united space force. It will carry the X-37B test vehicle and complete a wide range of tests which include radiation effects on materials provided by NASA. The launch window opens at 7 PM ET, and ends at 11 PM ET....
Operated by the Chinese commercial aerospace company called OreinSpace, the Gravity-1 rocket will launch from the East China Sea at the Defu-15002 barge. It's thier most powerful launch vehicle, with 5,880 Kn OF thrust forge. This mission will carry 17 satellites to space, all provided by different companies. The Gravity-1 Maiden flight will happen on...
On January 27th, Mercury will closer the sun, while Mars will be moving away from it. This means the two of them will be close together. To see this, you will have to wait about 30 minutes before sunrise to them, which is about 7:18 AM EST. Give yourself extra time to get out there...
On this date, NASA plans to launch the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem) Satellite. To learn more about PACE, see our article here. We don't know an estimated time. We will update this when we hear more.