Geminids, meteor showers
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Skywatchers will have a lot to look at in the night skies over Alabama in December. A super moon, a meteor shower and a comet are just a few. Coming up first is a super moon on Dec. 4 (Thursday).
As the 2025 year draws to a close, the December night skies offer a promising but dazzling cosmic trio surprise for the sky watchers and astronomers. The sky watchers can experience the
To catch the Geminids peak, look to the eastern sky all evening on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. The meteors will appear near the bright planet Jupiter. With the darkest possible skies, you could see up to 120 Geminid meteors per hour!
Michigan sky gazers are in luck this month, there will be four shooting star displays, or meteor showers, in the night skies during October. The Draconids, Orionids, Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids are combining to create a monthlong light show ...
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Interstellar object covered in 'icy volcanoes' could rewrite our understanding of how comets formed
Analysis of the second confirmed interstellar comet to visit our solar system suggests that the alien body could be covered in erupting icy, volcano-like structures called cryovolcanoes. Researchers also discovered that the comet has a metal-rich interior,
As the 3I/ATLAS nears its closest distance to Earth, an international team of astronomers now says the space rock may be covered in active, icy cryovolcanoes. If true, the evidence detailed in their pre-print study may force researchers to reconsider how comets form–not only in deep space, but our own solar system.