This month, enjoy views of Venus, Jupiter at its brightest during opposition, and Mars doubling in brightness. The Geminid meteor shower peaks under challenging moonlight conditions, but you might get lucky and catch a shooting star! https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching | NASA Solar System Exploration

THE PERSEIDS IS HERE! Witness up to 100 shooting stars per hour! ✨🌠 Let Jupiter and mars take you to Perseus, the radiant constellation of the nos awaited meteor shower of the year! The peak of the Perseid meteor shower will occur on the night of August 12 and into the early morning of August 13, 2024. This annual celestial event, which is active from July 17 to August 24, is renowned for its spectacular display of shooting stars, with observers able to see up to 100 meteors per hour under opti

1.3M views · 19K reactions | In July 1994, 21 fragments from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, each capable of causing global catastrophe if they had struck Earth. Discovered in March 1993 by David Levy and Carolyn Shoemaker, astronomers predicted the collision a year in advance after tracking the comet’s fragmented path. See more from Randall: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRandallCarlson | Cosmic Summit | Facebook