The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to watch online

Europe's Mars orbiter relays data from Chinese rover back to Earth | The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to watch online. | Blue Origin launches Michael Strahan and crew of 5 on record-setting suborbital spaceflight Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version December 13, 2021 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad Europe's Mars orbiter relays data from Chinese rover back to Earth (CNSA) China's Zhurong rover on Mars was designed only to communicate with its companion orbiter, Tianwen 1, but now it's phoning home via a European spacecraft. Full Story: Space (12/12)      The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to watch online. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak tonight (Dec. 13), and you can watch the annual starry night display live online, weather permitting. Full Story: Space (12/13)      Blue Origin launches Michael Strahan and crew of 5 on record-setting suborbital spaceflight (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Blue Origin successfully launched Strahan as part of the company's first six-person crew into space on Saturday (Dec. 11), and in the process, set six new space records. Full Story: Space (12/11)      Spaceflight 'This is heaven!': Watch Michael Strahan and crew float in space in this Blue Origin launch video With tiny footballs, cheers and wide smiles, Blue Origin's biggest crew of space tourists yet clearly had a blast on their trip to space this weekend. Full Story: Space (12/12)      Michael Strahan can't get enough of space after Blue Origin launch (Mario Tama/Getty Images) "I want to go back," Michael Strahan, 50, said, and joked that the spaceflight's forces of gravity gave him a preview of how he will look in his old age. Full Story: Space (12/11)      Pansexual astronaut Cameron Bess on launching with Blue Origin and why diversity matters in space (Blue Origin) Bess rode to suborbital space Saturday (Dec. 11) carrying items for the LGBTQ+ community. Full Story: Space (12/12)      Science & Astronomy 'Bubble curtain' could reduce hurricane intensity in Gulf of Mexico (Nasa/Getty Images) Hurricanes draw strength from warm sea water. A bubble curtain could deprive them of this fuel. Full Story: Space (12/13)      Hubble telescope shows the sparkling side of a spiral galaxy (ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Seth; CC BY 4.0) The telescope captured UGC 11537, a galaxy 230 million light-years away in the constellation Aquila; the galaxy sits at almost 10 times the distance to the spectacular Andromeda Galaxy (M31) that is just barely visible by the naked eye in Earth's sky. Full Story: Space (12/13)      Skywatching Comet Leonard is at its closest to Earth right now. Here's how to spot it. (Chris Schur) Comet Leonard, the brightest comet of the year, made its closest approach to Earth today (Dec. 12) and should be visible through binoculars and telescopes, weather permitting. Full Story: Space (12/12)      Geminid meteor shower 2021: When, where & how to see it (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) The Geminid meteor shower of 2021 is peaking now. Here's what to know and what to expect in the night sky. Full Story: Space (12/10)      Entertainment The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix in December (Netflix) Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on Netflix right now. Full Story: Space (12/13)      Blue Origin launches necklace honoring 'Star Trek' actor Leonard Nimoy into space on New Shepard (Blue Origin) The sterling silver necklace, bearing the LLAP symbol, went aloft on a Blue Origin flight with the personal items of Laura Shepard Churchley. Full Story: Space (12/11)      Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE © Future US, Inc. 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004