Daily Space Report - December 13, 2025 - Rising Sunspots and Aurora Possible

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. You're listening to sleep from space. Here is your quiet space report, A short, gentle update on the Sun, the auroras, and the sky above. The evening sky features two gas giants. Jupiter rises in the east after sunset. You can't miss its brilliant white glow. Saturn is dimmer but unmistakable in the southwest setting a few hours after dark. A launch is coming up soon. A Electron is set to lift off tomorrow from rocket Lab Launch Complex one, Mahea Peninsula, New Zealand. Rocket Lab will use this mission to deploy satellites into orbit and using rocket Labs Electron rocket Let's look at solar activity. Sunspot activity continues to increase as we move deeper into solar cycle twenty. Several active regions on the Sun are showing high magnetic complexity, which raises the chance of sea class flares over the next twenty four hours. This solar activity brings a moderate chance for auroras tonight. If you live in the Northern States, step outside after sunset and look north.

1:19 Even a minor geomagnetic storm can push the aurora oval farther south than usual. Look east after dark and find three stars in a neat row, Orion's famous belt. Above it, the red super giant Beetlejuice glows with a warm orange hue. This is one of winter's most recognizable sights. That's the update for today. The Sun, the planets, and our spacecraft continue their slow, steady motion above you. Let that thought carry you gently toward sleep.