Bright fireball over South Carolina

A bright, long-lasting fireball was seen across the sky over South Carolina at 00:45 UTC on…

Dealing with space debris, preventing chain reaction

During April 18 - 21, experts from around the world will meet at ESA’s European Space…

Bright fireball over San Diego, California

A very bright fireball was seen and recorded streaking through the night sky over San Diego,…

Telescope image shows star formation can be a violent and explosive process

Stellar explosions are most often associated with supernovae, the spectacular deaths of stars. But new ALMA…

Jupiter at opposition, closest to Earth in 2017

Planet Jupiter is at opposition on April 7, 2017, meaning that the Sun, Earth and Jupiter…

Large asteroid 2014 JO25 to flyby Earth at 4.6 LD on April 19

A large asteroid designated 2014 JO25 will safely flyby Earth at a distance of 4.6 LD…

Asteroid 2017 GM to flyby Earth at a very close distance of 0.03 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 GM will flyby Earth at a very close distance of…

Night sky guide for April 2017

April brings us three meteor showers - Virginids on April 12th, Lyrids on the 22nd and…

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák makes closest flyby since discovery

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák will make a close approach to our planet on April 1, 2017, passing at…

Asteroid 2017 FU102 to flyby Earth at 0.55 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 FU102 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.55 LD…