Our solar system does some AMAZING things! Winter Solstice is when there are equal days of day and night — and it is the official start of winter. We will learn next semester that an eclipse is when a planet (usually the earth or the moon) blocks our view of another solar body (moon / sun). Last night there was a Lunar Eclipse….where the Earth came in between the sun and the moon. Tonight is referred to as a “Winter Moon”. We’ll talk more about this in January — but for now, enjoy this video!’

Florida residents may get a rare opportunity to view the Space Shuttle as it descends into Cape Canaveral for one of the fleet’s final landings before the shuttle program is retired forever. Targeted touchdown is 8:48 a.m EST. The shuttle will be visible through much of the US starting in the Pacific and traveling through the US Heartland.

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