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Eddie Irizarry
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
Comet Leonard in the evening sky
The first comet to be found in 2021 was Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1). It's now the brightest and best comet of this year! Charts and more here.
December 20, 2021
$5-billion asteroid Nereus flies by December 11
Asteroid Nereus will pass Earth at about 10 lunar distances on December 11, 2021. Scientists will study it. Its potential value is $5 billion in precious metals.
December 10, 2021
Heads up! Famous comet 67P/C-G nearly closest
Famous comet 67P/C-G will sweep closest to Earth in November. Finder charts help you locate this comet before it leaves for another 193 years.
October 26, 2021
Asteroid 2021 SG came from the sun’s direction
Asteroid 2021 SG - 4 times the diameter of 2013's Chelyabinsk meteor - passed near Earth without being previously detected on September 16, 2021.
September 20, 2021
Small asteroid skimmed close to Earth, hours after discovery
A small asteroid skimmed close to Earth on September 7, 2021. Asteroid 2021 RS2 passed less than 10,000 miles (about 15,000 km) away.
September 8, 2021
1,001st near-Earth asteroid glimpsed with radar
The 1,001st near-Earth asteroid observed with planetary radar is 2016 AJ193. Scientists caught it with NASA's Goldstone antenna in late August 2021.
September 4, 2021
Heads up! Close asteroid pass August 21
Close asteroid pass August 21, 2021. This fast-moving asteroid is designed 2016 AJ193. It's currently rushing inward toward the sun. It will not strike Earth.
August 20, 2021
