The spectacular planetary nebula NGC 7009, or the Saturn Nebula, emerges from the darkness like a…
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Brilliant fireball over Arizona, sonic boom picked up by a seismometer
A brilliant fireball streaked through the night sky over southern Arizona, US around 03:32 UTC on…
Asteroid 2017 SS12 flew past Earth at 0.67 LD, one day before discovery
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 SS12 flew past Earth at 0.67 LD (~ 257 280…
OSIRIS-REx slingshots past Earth toward Asteroid Bennu
OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s asteroid sample return spacecraft successfully used Earth’s gravity on Friday, September 22, 2017 to…
Bright fireball over the Netherlands, over 250 reports to IMO
A bright fireball was observed and filmed over Amsterdam, Netherlands at 19:00 UTC (21:00 CET) on…
Asteroid 2017 SR2 to flyby Earth at 0.24 LD on September 20, second of the day
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 SR2 will flyby Earth at a very close distance of…
Asteroid 2017 SM2 flew past Earth at 0.81 LD on September 20
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 SM2 flew past Earth at 0.81 LD (~311 040 km…
Bright green fireball recorded over Montgomery, Alabama
A bright green fireball was recorded above Montgomery, Alabama around 08:00 UTC (03:00 CDT) on September…
Asteroid 2017 SQ2 flew past Earth at 0.53 LD on September 14, 4 days before discovery
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 SQ2 flew past Earth at a very close distance of…
Bright fireball over Pennsylvania, good chance of meteorites
A bright green fireball streaked across the sky over Maryland and Pennsylvania at 04:59 UTC (00:59…