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Eddie Irizarry
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
Earth has a new quasi-satellite
Asteroid 2016 HO3 is Earth's nearby companion in space. It's not a second moon, but it has an orbit so similar to ours that it'll remain nearby for hundreds of years.
June 16, 2016
Comet visible in binoculars, nearly closest
Comet C/2013 X1 (PanSTARRS) isn't visible to the eye, but binoculars can pick it up. Charts and other info that can help you spot the comet in the coming weeks!
June 9, 2016
Closest comet in 246 years via radar
Record-breakingly close flybys of two comets earlier this week. Radar images of one, the closest comet in 246 years. Will the other be visible to the eye?
March 26, 2016
Small asteroid detected 4 days after passing as close as satellites
On March 15, astronomers detected an asteroid that had passed closest to Earth on March 11, sweeping in at about the distance of our geostationary satellites.
March 18, 2016
Asteroid 2013 TX68 passed safely Monday
The asteroid - whose precise trajectory was unknown - passed Earth on March 7 at 13:42 UTC (8:42 ET) at some 10 times the moon's distance.
March 7, 2016
Space rocks from Florida fireball found!
A rare find by meteorite hunters in Florida, from the daylight meteor that streaked across skies in the U.S. southeast in late January.
February 16, 2016
How to see Comet Catalina
Hints on how to perceive the comet's gradual motion across the sky as it sweeps closest - but not too close - around January 17.
January 14, 2016
Seeing black holes in visible light
For the first time, flickering light was seen around a nearby black hole in outburst. It was bright enough to be seen in small telescopes.
January 12, 2016
