... When Gemini Sends Stars to Paranal . ... From a radiant point in the constellation of the Twins, the annual Geminid meteor shower rained down on planet Earth this week. Recorded near the shower's peak in the early hours of December.. ... The scene was recorded by Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan on December 11, 1972, one orbit before descending to land on the Moon. ... The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite . ... In 1984, high above the Earth's surface, an astronaut captured a satellite. ...