Daily Space Report - December 09, 2025 - Rising Sunspots and Aurora Possible

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. This is your daily space report from Sleep from Space. Let's take a quiet look at what's happening above us today. First, the space weather. Sunspot activity continues to increase as we move deeper into Solar cycle twenty five. Several active regions on the Sun are showing high magnetic complexity, which raises the chance of M class flares over the next twenty four hours. Because of this, there is a moderate chance of auroras, especially across higher latitudes. If you're in the northern US or Canada, check the northern horizon after dark. You might catch some faint green glow in the evening sky. This week, Jupiter dominates the evening sky in the southeast after sunset, shining brilliantly as the brightest object besides the Moon. Saturn glows steadily to the southwest, a yellowish point of light that sets a few hours after dark. Both are perfect for telescope viewing.

1:07 This week, astronomers are tracking an asteroid twenty nineteen x and three, about the size of a house. We'll pass Earth tomorrow at a safe distance of five point seven times the distance to the Moon. It poses no threat to Earth, but it's a reminder of the dynamic neighborhood we live in. Step outside and look overhead. Oryon the Hunter is climbing in the eastern sky after sunset. Look for three bright stars in a row. That's Oryan's belt. Follow the belt downward and you'll find Serious, the brightest star in the night sky, shining with a blue white brilliance low on the horizon. That's the update for today.

1:52 The Sun, the planets, and our spacecraft continue their slow, steady motion of let that thought carry you gently towards sleep.