Dec. 27, 2025
Daily Space Report - December 27, 2025 - Rising Sunspots and Strong Aurora Potential
Tonight's space report: 297 active sunspot regions; enhanced aurora chances; SpaceX Falcon 9 launch tomorrow. Calm narration to help you drift off to sleep.
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Calaroga 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. Starting with the Sun, Sunspot activity
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continues to increase as we move deeper into Solar cycle
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twenty five. Several active regions on the Sun are showing
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high magnetic complexity, which raises the chance of Sea class
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flares over the next twenty four hours. Because of this,
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there is a heightened chance of auroras, especially across higher latitudes.
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If you're in the northern US or Canada, check the
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northern horizon after dark. You might catch some faint green glow.
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Orion is rising in the east tonight. Trace an imaginary
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line through its belt stars downward to find Sirius, the
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dog star, so bright it often twinkles with colors. The
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whole constellation will be high overhead by midnight. Astronomers are
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tracking an asteroid twenty twenty five YW four, about the
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size of a house, will pass Earth today at a
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safe distance of two point nine times the distance to
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the Moon. It's perfectly safe, just a close cosmic encounter
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that reminds us we're not alone out here. Jupiter dominates
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the evening sky in the southeast after sunset, shining brilliantly
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as the brightest object besides the Moon. Saturn glows steadily
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to the southwest, a yellowish point of light that sets
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a few hours after dark. Both are perfect for telescope
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viewing this week. That's the update for today. The Sun,
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the planets, and our spacecraft continue their slow, steady motion
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above you. Let that thought carry you gently towards sleep.
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