Newsletter Issue 154 (December 2025)

Skywatching in December 2025

The last month of 2025 brings many wonderful celestial events. No matter where you are on Earth, December offers plenty to look forward to, including a major meteor shower, brilliant Mercury, and several planetary close encounters involving the Moon.

Artemis III South Pole Landing

When humans return to the surface of the Moon in 2027, they will be exploring a region very different from the one Apollo astronauts visited between 1969 and 1972.

All Things December Moon

Discover the phases of the Moon in December 2025. Also, why does the Full Moon appear higher in the sky in the winter months and lower in summer?

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