Meteorite

Scientists have found a meteor that fell in Sudan in 2005 likely broke off a giant asteroid deep in the Solar System.

The asteroid could be roughly the size of the dwarf planet Ceres.

Moon

 As various nations and private groups plan to be on the Moon shortly, property and usage rights will come into play.

A legal regime governing the use of lunar resources could also guide the development of a lunar economy.

Venus

 One of the more unlikely space stories of the year held that life might exist high in the atmosphere of Venus.

Scientists are now working on ways to check that out.

Artemis

 The 2024 lunar landing will likely be delayed under President Biden, experts say.

The Artemis program, however, will likely continue.

Salyur 4

 On this date in 1974, the Salyut 4 space station was launched.

It hosted two crews for a total of 92 days before de-irbiting,

Craters

 A new study counts over 100,000 craters on the lunar surface, far more than the previous total.

The study used artificial intelligence.

Neptune

 Astronomers have watched a huge storm on Neptine reverse course.

The change of direction is a mystery.

Great Conjunction

 Jupiter and Saturn appear close to each other in our night sky right now.

Some suggest the configuration was The Christmas Star.

GN-z11

Astronomers think they have found the farthest, and therefore the oldest, galaxy yet.

GN-z11 is about 13.4 billion light years away.

USSF Guardians

 The U. S. Space Force is celebrating its first birthday.

USSF personnel will apparently be known as "guardians."

Russia

 U. S. Space Command says Russia sees space as a warfighting domain.

Moscow, according to reports, has both ground- and space-based anti-satellite weapons.

Chang'e 5

 China's Chang'e 5 has delivered about four pounds of lunar samples to Earth.

The module containing the samples parachuted into Inner Mongolia.

UFO

According to Tucker Carlson, the U. S. Navy has been interacting with triangular craft that are extremely fast underwater, fly through the air better and faster than our planes, and can even reach low Earth orbit.

A pilot took a clear photo of one of the craft in 2019.

Abort

 Virgin Galactic aborted a test flight yesterday.

VG still plans to commence commercial suborbital flights next year.

HD 106906 b

 Astronomers have found a huge exoplanet they've designated HD 106906 b that's in an extremely elliptical orbit far away from its double star host.

Planet Nine around our sun could be a similar body.

Return to the Moon

 National Geographic has announced a series of programs that will document the progress of the Artemis program from the first uncrewed flight to the planned lunar landing in 2024.

The series will be called "Return To The Moon."

Lunar Landings

 Apollo 17 landed on the Moon this date in 1972.

We are still waiting for the next such landing.

Explosion

 SpaceX' Starship test flight ended in explosion during landing.

The company, however, said it got all the data it needed from the flight.

Starship

 SpaceX aborted a test flight of its Starship project yesterday.

It was to have reached an altitude of eight miles before landing upright on its  launchpad.

Yeager

 Chuck Yeager, the first human to break the sound barrier, died yesterday.

He was 97.

December 7

 Infamously, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on this date in1941.

Only thirty-one years later on this date, the last Apollo mission to the Moon was launched.

Remarkable.

UFOs

 Leaked Pentagon documents show military leaders discussing UFOs that use "non-human technology."

They also cite vehicles that operate under water as well as through the air.

Chang'e 5

 China reports its Chang'e 5 probe has successfully lifted off from the Moon carrying lunar samples.

The next step is to dock with the orbiter in lunar orbit and transfer the samples.

MUFON

 In November, 422 UFO incidents were reported to MUFON worldwide.

Of those, 328 were in the U. S.

Australia

 Australia is jointly developing hypersonic cruise missiles with the  U. S.

Australia is trying to defend its national interests against Russia and China.

China

China has apparently successfully landed another probe on the Moon.

The goal of the Chiang'5 mission is to bring lunar samples to Earth.