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Streaks of white light from the Geminid meteor shower are seen across an orange and blue sunset night sky with a silhouette of a tree and person in the foreground

Geminid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week. Here's what you need to know about this year's best meteor shower

By Joe Rao published

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December skies.

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A near-full moon shines to the right of an image of the black night sky, while a small point of light representing Jupiter can be seen to the left of the image.

Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7

By Anthony Wood published

The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7.

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The Geminid meteor shower can produce over one hundred meteors per hour. In this photograph, the Geminid meteor shower is seen above the Kubuqi Desert of Inner Mongolia, China on Dec. 13, 2020.

Geminid meteor shower 2025: When, where and how to see one of the best meteor showers of the year

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference The Geminid meteor shower peaks the night of Dec. 13-14. Our guide tells you where and how to see them.

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A castle ruin is in the foreground of the image with a subtle pink hued sky and a bright full moon.

Full moon calendar 2026: When to see the next full moon

By Tariq Malik last updated

Reference The full moon happens about once a month. Find out when.

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December's 'Cold Moon' rises: See breathtaking images of the final full moon of 2025

By Anthony Wood published

December's "Cold Moon" rose on Dec. 4 as it neared its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.

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A series of star maps of the night sky

Mercury is hard to spot, but you can catch it in the morning sky this month

By Joe Rao published

If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.

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Shooting stars are pictured streaking downwards through a starry sky towards a cloudy horizon lined with mountains, lit in a blue mist.

Geminid shooting stars: One of 2025's most exciting meteor showers begins tonight

By Anthony Wood published

The Geminid meteor shower is active from Dec. 4 and hits its peak on the night of Dec. 13-14.

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An orange full moon is pictured rising behind a bridge as clouds obscure the upper region of its disk. Streetlamps line the bridge and an electrical tower is positioned to the left of the image, with its cables falling across the moon's disk.

Don't miss the last full moon of 2025 as the 'Cold Supermoon' takes to the autumn sky on Dec. 4

By Anthony Wood published

See a stunning supermoon take flight on Dec. 4.

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A full moon is pictured in a cloudy night sky, with the ancient lava plains known as lunar maria darkening its otherwise pearlescent surface.

A 'Cold Supermoon' rises this week: Watch it take flight online with these free livestreams (video)

By Anthony Wood published

The final full moon of 2025 rises on Dec. 4.

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Northern lights may be visible in 15 states Dec. 3

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as a speedy solar wind and incoming coronal mass ejection are expected to buffet Earth's magnetic field.

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