Dec. 20, 2025
Daily Space Report - December 20, 2025 - Rising Sunspots and Aurora Possible
Tonight's space report: 277 active sunspot regions; China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 5 launch later today. Calm narration to help you drift off to sleep.
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Calorogus Shark Media. This is your daily space report from
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Sleep from Space. Let's take a quiet look at what's
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happening above us today. Jupiter dominates the evening sky in
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the southeast after sunset, shining brilliantly as the brightest object
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besides the Moon. Saturn glows steadily to the southwest, a
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yellowish point of light that sets a few hours after dark.
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Both are perfect for telescope viewing. This week, an asteroid
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flyby is happening twenty twenty twenty five. Why Why About
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the size of a house will pass Earth in the
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next couple of days at a safe distance of two
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point six times the distance to the Moon. It's perfectly safe.
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Just a close cosmic encounter that reminds us we're not
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alone out here. On the Solar front, solar activity is
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picking up. Active regions on the Sun's surface are growing
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more complex, increasing the odds of M class flares. Astronomers
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are watching these areas closely. This solar activity brings a
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moderate chance for auroras tonight. If you live in the
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Northern States, step outside after sunset and look north. Even
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a minor geomagnetic storm can push the aurora oval farther
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south than usual. A launch is coming up soon along
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March five is set to lift off later today from
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Winchang Space Launch Site bultwyem soomist wolkhanchin People's Republic of China.
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation will use this mission
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to deploy details TBD and the mission will proceed to orbit.
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That's all for today's space report. Above you, the sky
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stays busy while your world grows quiet. Sleep well, and
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we'll be back again tomorrow
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