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Eddie Irizarry
200-foot asteroid 2023 DZ2 to pass closer than moon
Newly discovered asteroid 2023 DZ2 will safely pass Earth at less than half the distance to the moon on March 24-25, 2023. Telescope owners, get ready!
March 24, 2023
New comet – C/2023 A3 – could be bright in 2024
A newly discovered comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), could be quite bright in October 2024. Learn more about the comet here.
March 3, 2023
Asteroid will pass Earth safely on February 15-16
A 1/2 mile wide (1 km wide) asteroid will pass Earth safely on February 15 and 16, 2023. Observers with telescopes can spot it. See star charts here.
February 14, 2023
Green comet passes Aldebaran on February 14 and 15
The green comet - Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) - will pass near the bright star Aldebaran on February 14 and 15. Find maps and guidance on how to see the pair.
February 10, 2023
Comet C/2017 K2 is closest to the sun Dec 19
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) reaches its closest point to the sun - perihelion - on December 19, 2022. It's now a target for southern skies.
December 18, 2022
Watch asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) sweep past today and tomorrow
Large asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) will safely pass our planet on May 27, 2022, coming closer than it will again for the next 200 years.
May 26, 2022
Watch live as an asteroid safely passes Earth on February 22
Asteroid 1999 VF22 will swing past Earth at a safe distance on February 22, 2022. You can watch the event live via Virtual Telescope.
February 18, 2022
40 Starlink satellites doomed by geomagnetic storm
SpaceX is reporting 40 Starlink satellites doomed to reentry, after a storm on the sun caused a geomagnetic storm that disturbed Earth's magnetic field.
February 9, 2022
Asteroid 2022 AE1 poses no danger to Earth
Newly discovered Asteroid 2022 AE1 was temporarily at level 1 on the Torino scale. Now it's off the list entirely. Why? Why didn't astronomers know?.
January 25, 2022
Photos and video of huge asteroid 1994 PC1. It passed Earth safely January 18
Huge asteroid - Asteroid 1994 PC1 - safely passed Earth on January 18, 2022. At its closest, it was 5 times farther than the moon. Video and photos here.
January 19, 2022
