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Chang’E-3 Lander Begins Next Year on Moon

Guang Han Gong, 44.12°N 19.51°W, Moon Surface

Surpassing 12 full years / starting 13th year on the Moon, China National Space Administration (CNSA) spacecraft at Guang Han Gong "Moon Palace", Sinus Iridum / Mare Imbrium, 44.12°N 19.51°W, landed in 2013.

WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Surpassing 14 full years / starting 15th year in Space, the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) launched in 2009, went into hibernation February 17, 2011 and reactivated August 21, 2013.

Ongoing

Geminids Meteor Shower Peak

Worldwide

Usually strongest meteor shower yearly, up to 150 hourly. Moon is 30% full.