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Eddie Irizarry
Amazing views of waltzing nearby stars
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to follow the 2 brown dwarfs in the Luhman 16AB system, as they move both across the sky and around each other.
June 11, 2017
Two big asteroids to pass safely
Radar astronomers are peering toward asteroid 2017 CS, closest on May 29. Another asteroid - 418094 (2007 WV4) - will be closest June 1. Charts here for Saturday night, for 8-inch or larger 'scopes!
May 27, 2017
This asteroid and comet look similar
Radar images of close-passing large asteroid 2014 JO25, which swept near last week, show it looks a lot like Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, which was explored by the Rosetta spacecraft.
April 24, 2017
Asteroid 2014 JO25 bigger than expected
It's coming closer today than any asteroid this large since 2004. It came into view of small telescopes a few hours ago. Early radar observations indicate it's bigger than we thought.
April 19, 2017
Round object crosses the moon
During Friday's penumbral eclipse of the moon, an observer in Puerto Rico captured images of a black disk moving across the moon's face.
February 13, 2017
Small asteroid to pass very close today
Asteroid 2016 RB1 will pass safely - at about the distance of our geosynchronous satellites - on September 7, 2016.
September 7, 2016
Hours after discovery, asteroid swept by
Asteroid 2016 QA2 was twice as big as the space rock that entered over Russia in 2013, breaking windows in 6 Russian cities. It passed safely Saturday night.
August 28, 2016
Spectacular rocket reentry over US West
Observers in the U.S. West saw a disintegrating meteor - a fireball, or extremely bright meteor - on July 27, 2016. It was the reentry of a Chinese rocket body.
July 29, 2016
Cygnus spacecraft’s fiery re-entry
Scientists aboard an aircraft caught the impressive streak and final breakup of the Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship, as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere on June 22.
June 27, 2016
Astronomers find a baby planet
Planet K2-33b resides in a solar system in the process of being born. In human terms, if Earth were 45 years old, this planet would be just a few weeks old.
June 21, 2016
