ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS - December 11th to 20th, 2025

[Saulo Machado]

ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS

December 11th to 20th, 2025

 

 

(ENG)

12/17 - Dec. 17, 2017: Arecibo images a Near-Earth asteroid

https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/dec-17-2017-arecibo-images-a-near-earth-asteroid/

 

12/15 - Geminid meteor shower 2025 thrills skywatchers with an end-of-year celestial firework show (photos)

https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/geminid-meteor-shower-2025-thrills-skywatchers-with-an-end-of-year-celestial-firework-show-photos

 

12/13 - Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight — here’s what to expect from one of the best shooting star shows of the year

https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/geminid-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-heres-what-to-expect-from-one-of-the-best-shooting-star-shows-of-the-year

 

12/13 - Dec. 13, 2012: Chang’e 2 flies by Toutatis

https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/dec-13-2012-change-2-flies-by-toutatis/

 

12/12 - The Sky This Week from December 12 to 19: The Geminids peak

https://www.astronomy.com/the-sky-this-week/the-sky-this-week-from-december-12-to-19-2025/

 

12/12 - Mysterious 3200 Phaethon is the Geminids’ parent object

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/rock-comet-3200-phaethon-geminid-meteor-shower/

 

12/12 - Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks December 13-14

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/looks-like-a-wonderful-geminid-meteor-shower-ahead/

 

12/11 - Why 2025 is an Amazing Year to Catch the Geminid Meteors

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/why-2025-is-an-amazing-year-to-catch-the-geminid-meteors

 

12/11 - Don’t miss the Geminid meteor shower

https://www.astronomy.com/observing/dont-miss-the-geminid-meteor-shower/

 

(DUT)  

12/13 - Veel meteoren te zien bij Geminiden-sterrenregen vannacht: omstandigheden zijn gunstig

https://scientias.nl/meteorenzwerm-geminiden-vannacht-goed-te-zien-waarom-dit-geen-vallende-sterren-zijn/

 

(ESP)

12/12 - Llegan las Gemínidas: una lluvia de estrellas más intensa que las Perseidas con hasta 150 meteoros por hora

https://www.abc.es/ciencia/llegan-geminidas-2025-lluvia-estrellas-mejor-perseidas-20251212020159-nt.html

 

(FRE)

12/11 - Une pluie d’étoiles filantes en plein mois de décembre : que sont les Géminides que tout le monde pourra observer ?

https://www.ouest-france.fr/sciences/astronomie/une-pluie-detoiles-filantes-en-plein-mois-de-decembre-que-sont-les-geminides-que-tout-le-monde-pourra-observer-fb45659c-d423-11f0-a0f2-b2a4fbd1e8d9

 

(GER)

12/14 - Wie die Nasa Jagd auf "City-Killer"-Asteroiden machen will

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000300397/wie-die-nasa-jagd-auf-city-killer-asteroiden-machen-will

 

12/12 - Viele Meteore der Geminiden erwartet

https://www.spektrum.de/news/beobachtungstipps-sternschnuppen-dezember-2025/2286067

 

(ITA)

12/14 - Scie di luce d’inverno: le Geminidi illuminano il cielo di Marina di Modica | FOTO

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2025/12/scie-di-luce-dinverno-le-geminidi-illuminano-il-cielo-di-marina-di-modica-foto/1001870703/

 

12/13 - Sensazionale scoperta: l'asteroide Bennu e l'ingrediente mancante per la vita

https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/sensazionale-scoperta-asteroide-bennu-ingrediente-mancante-vita-846856.html

 

12/12 - Le Geminidi 2025 illuminano il cielo: il miglior sciame meteorico dell’anno al suo ápice

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2025/12/le-geminidi-2025-illuminano-il-cielo-il-miglior-sciame-meteorico-dellanno-al-suo-apice/1001870363/

 

(POR)

12/18 - Jesuítas dominam o céu noturno: mais um asteroide batizado em homenagem a um padre

https://www.ihu.unisinos.br/661389-jesuitas-dominam-o-ceu-noturno-mais-um-asteroide-batizado-em-homenagem-a-um-padre

 

12/16 - A NASA vai lançar um novo telescópio espacial para caçar asteroides invisíveis — e antecipar impactos que hoje ainda passam despercebidos

https://www.gizmodo.com.br/a-nasa-vai-lancar-um-novo-telescopio-espacial-para-cacar-asteroides-invisiveis-e-antecipar-impactos-que-hoje-ainda-passam-despercebidos-37265