Dec 22 - Solstice Full Moon and Top Stories

December 22 Solstice Full Moon, Top Stories by:

Last night's moon, from Larry Marr in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Full moon within a day of solstice The solstice was yesterday at 22:23 UTC. The full moon falls today - less than a day behind the solstice - at 17:49 UTC today. We haven't had a December solstice and full moon less than a day apart since 2010. The next time will be 2029. Read more. 1st image from inside sun's atmosphere Spacecraft is the closest ever to the sun's surface! And it’s going to get closer. Goodbye to Saturn’s rings A "ring rain" will leave Saturn ringless in 100 to 300 million years. Saturn's rings were named alphabetically in the order they were discovered. The narrow F ring marks the outer boundary of the main ring system. Image via NASA JPL/ Caltech/ Space Science Institute. More top stories Astronomers spy most distant solar system object yet Did a supernova kill off the megalodon? Juno mission to Jupiter at halfway point Comet gives birth to a baby bow shock NOAA releases 2018 Arctic Report Card Huge, previously-undetected coral reef off US East Coast All you need to know: December solstice See comet 46P/Wirtanen: 2018's brightest comet

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Full moon within a day of solstice Tonight's full moon shines to the north of the constellation Orion, near Orion’s upraised Club. For the Northern Hemisphere, this full moon climbs up high, like the summer sun. For the Southern Hemisphere, it rides low like the winter sun.

See it! Jupiter and Mercury close  A beautiful drama has been taking place before sunup this week, as giant planet Jupiter and innermost planet Mercury have swept close. Matthew Chin caught the pair from Hong Kong this morning. More photos here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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