Dec. 14, 2025
Daily Space Report - December 14, 2025 - Rising Sunspots and Aurora Possible
Tonight's space report: 287 active sunspot regions; SpaceX Falcon 9 launch tomorrow; The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight—often the year's best show. Calm narration to help you drift off to sleep.
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Calorogus Shark Media. You're listening to sleep from space. Here
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is your quiet space report, A short, gentle update on
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the Sun, the auroras, and the sky above. And here's
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a look ahead at the sky. The Geminid meteor shower
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peaks tonight, often the year's best show. Up to one
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hundred and twenty meteors per hour are possible under dark skies.
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The evening sky features two gas giants. Jupiter rises in
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the east after sunset. You can't miss its brilliant white glow.
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Saturn is dimmer but unmistakable in the southwest, setting a
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few hours after dark. No moon tonight means dark skies
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all night long. This is prime time for spotting the
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Milky Way. If you can get away from city lights.
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Look east after dark and find three stars in a
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neat row Orion's famous belt. Above it, the red super
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giant Beetlejuice glows with a warm orange hue. This is
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one of winter's most recognizable sights. That's all for today's
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space report. Above you, the sky stays busy while your
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world grows quiet. Sleep well, and we'll be back again tomorrow.
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