AP Spotlight The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer Dec 21, 2024 Dec 21, 2024 Updated Jun 25, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas.kAm(9:=6 FDF2==J ?@E 2D 3C:89E 2D E96 v6>:?:5D[ E96 &CD:5 >6E6@C D9@H6C 42? J:6=5 DFCAC:D6D]k^AmkAmQ%96 &CD:5D 2C6 86?6C2==J 2 DA2CD6 >6E6@C D9@H6C[Q AC@5F4:?8 23@FE d E@ `_ G:D:3=6 >6E6@CD A6C 9@FC F?56C :562= G:6H:?8 4@?5:E:@?D[ D2:5 $9J2> q2=2;: 2E z:?8VD r@==686 {@?5@?]k^AmkAmqFE @FE3FCDED :? `hcd 2?5 `hge AC@5F465 FA E@ `__ >6E6@CD A6C 9@FC[ 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmQ%9:D F?AC65:4E23:=:EJ <66AD D<JH2E496CD :?E6C6DE65[Q D2:5 q2=2;:[ 255:?8 :EVD ?@E A@DD:3=6 E@ AC65:4E :? 25G2?46 H92E E9:D J62C H:== 3C:?8]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more The Cheesecake Factory expanding with possible Concord Mills location Holiday closures and Bunny Run 5K & Festival information Down payment aid package launches in Cabarrus County, expanding homeownership access Redeveloped Beverly Hills will be Mary Frances Wall Pre-K Center Free West Avenue express shuttles return to Downtown Kannapolis Concord-Kannapolis and Charlotte region outpaced most US metro areas for 5-year growth Cabarrus employee named N.C. Environmental Educator of the Year Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge Cabarrus Sports Blast: Cabarrus athletes earn prestigious honors Pam Bondi, Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general Friday Five: Caleb Wygal's life story is as good as his books Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge Sisters become neighbors in WeBuild Concord homes Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord kAm|@DE >6E6@C D9@H6CD @C:8:?2E6 7C@> E96 563C:D @7 4@>6ED 2?5 E96C6VD ?@ DA64:2= 6BF:A>6?E ?66565 E@ G:6H E96>] %96 &CD:5D 4@>6 7C@> E96 4@>6E g!^%FEE=6]k^AmkAm%96 >@@? H:== 36 dhT 7F== E92E ?:89E[ @3D4FC:?8 D@>6 >6E6@CD] ':6H:?8 =2DED F?E:= s64] ae]k^AmkAm%96 ?6IE >6E6@C D9@H6C[ E96 "F25C2?E:5D[ A62<D @? y2? b]k^Am kAm000k^AmkAmk6>m%96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD w62=E9 2?5 $4:6?46 s6A2CE>6?E C646:G6D DFAA@CE 7C@> E96 w@H2C5 wF896D |65:42= x?DE:EFE6VD $4:6?46 2?5 t5F42E:@?2= |65:2 vC@FA] %96 p! :D D@=6=J C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C 2== 4@?E6?E]k^6>mk^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before It’s official. Artemis II has broken Apollo 13’s distance record. The three Americans and one Canadian on Monday journeyed farther from Earth … Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA lunar voyage Artemis II is the opening shot of NASA's grand plans for a permanent moon base. Outer space conditions hamper sperm's ability to navigate toward an egg As humankind moves toward establishing a long-term presence on the moon and Mars, the question of whether reproduction is possible in extrater… Artemis II's moon-bound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. Watch Now: Related Video How Artemis II is setting up the next stage of space exploration Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from entering UK Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from entering UK Artemis II Crew Return After Record Breaking Journey Beyond Earth Artemis II Crew Return After Record Breaking Journey Beyond Earth Trump brushes off war crimes concerns as he widens threat to Iran's power plants and bridges AP Trump brushes off war crimes concerns as he widens threat to Iran's power plants and bridges
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