A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 FJ101 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.83 LD…
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Birkeland currents stronger in the northern hemisphere, vary with the season
ESA’s Swarm mission has discovered that this seasonal variation of Birkeland currents, strong electric currents in…
Supersonic plasma jets discovered
Scientists analyzing data obtained by Swarm trio of satellites have discovered supersonic plasma jets high up…
3-D map of space dust
A new study led by Edward F. Schlafly is providing a detailed, 3-D look at dust…
Asteroid 2017 FD3 flew past Earth at 0.45 LD
A newly discovered asteroid 2017 FD3 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.45 LD (~172…
Highest resolution map of Earth’s lithospheric magnetic field
After three years of collecting data, Swarm mission scientists have produced the highest resolution map of…
Very large blue fireball illuminates sky over Sweden
A very large blue fireball illuminated the sky over Sweden around 20:30 UTC (21:30 CET) on…
Asteroid 2017 FM1 flew past earth at 0.32 LD
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 FM1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.32 LD…
Asteroid 2017 FN1 flew past Earth at 0.15 LD
A newly discovered, car-sized asteroid 2017 FN1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD…
Asteroid 2017 FS flew past Earth at 0.27 LD
A newly discovered asteroid 2017 FS flew past Earth at 0.27 LD (103 680 km /…