A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 UR2 flew past Earth at 0.83 LD / 0.00213 AU…
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Asteroid 2017 UJ2 flew past Earth at 0.05 LD, second closest of the year
A small asteroid designated 2017 UJ2 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.05…
Spinning comet rapidly slowed down during close approach to Earth
Astronomers at Lowell Observatory observed comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak last spring and noticed that the speed of its…
Bright fireball, sonic boom reported over Sri Lanka
A bright fireball accompanied by a sonic boom was reported streaking through the night sky over…
Bright daylight meteor recorded over Long Island, New York
A bright daylight meteor was observed and recorded disintegrating over Long Island, New York at around…
Asteroid 2017 TD6 to flyby Earth at 0.5 LD on October 19, 2017
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 TD6 will flyby Earth at 0.5 LD (~192 999 km…
Asteroid 2017 UF discovered a day after 0.99 LD Earth flyby
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 UF flew past Earth at 0.99 LD (~380 160 km…
Impressive reentry of Russian SL-4 rocket body over Dubai, UAE
An atmospheric reentry of a Russian SL-4 rocket body created a spectacular show over the Middle…
ESO: Merging neutron stars scatter gold and platinum into space
ESO’s fleet of telescopes in Chile have detected the first visible counterpart to a gravitational wave…
Asteroid 2017 TH5 to flyby Earth at 0.26 LD on October 16, 2017
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 TH5 will flyby Earth at a very close distance of…