Watching the Geminids Live | SpaceX Targets December 19th | The False Positives of Kepler

Geminid Meteor Shower, Best of the Year, Peaks Sunday: Watch It Live The Geminid meteor shower will peak on Sunday (Dec. 13) and Monday (Dec. 14). The online Slooh Community Observatory will host a webcast Sunday night for the event.   SpaceX Shooting for a Dec. 19 Falcon Return-to-Flight Launch Thursday's briefing begins with word from Elon Musk that SpaceX is tracking toward a Dec. 19 liftoff of Falcon 9 on its first mission since June's failure. Read More     Space and Time Collide in New Space Watches In science, space and time are intimately linked. So it's no surprise that some new high-end watches are looking to space travel and technology to attract the timepiece connoisseur. Half of Kepler's Giant Exoplanet Candidates Are False Positives: Study More than half of the giant alien planet candidates detected by NASA's prolific Kepler space telescope are false positives, according to a new study.   Additional Space Headlines Save Big by Following @PurchDeals on Twitter! We put some of the best deals on space related merchandise and much more directly in front of you, getting you ready for an out of the world holiday season. Follow us today! Read More 'The Martian' Snags 3 Golden Globe Nominations, Including 'Best Comedy' The sci-fi epic The Martian&; has been nominated for three Golden Globe awards — including, a bit confusingly, "Best Comedy". Read More French Sensor for NASA Mars Lander Should Be Fixed in Time for Launch  The Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument, which developed a leak in its vacuum container, is expected to be ready for shipment to the United States in early January. Read More     Sun-Watching Observatory Celebrates 20 Stellar Years in Space (Video) A satellite that has revolutionized scientists' understanding of the sun marked 20 years in space last week. No Laser Signals Detected from 'Alien Megastructure' Star It's looking less and less likely that a faraway star's strange dimming was caused by some kind of alien megastructure. DARPA Scraps Plan To Launch Small Sats from F-15 Fighter Jet DARPA had scrapped plans to launch small satellites from a modified F-15 fighter jet after two test of a new rocket fuel ended in explosions this year.   You are receiving this email because You've received this message because you've registered or accepted our invitation to receive email from SPACE.com To unsubscribe, click here Copyright 2015 Purch.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 150 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011 2425 Lincoln Ave. Ogden, UT 84003