A partial lunar eclipse, visible from the Americas, northern Europe, eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific, will take place on Friday, November 19, 2021. The eclipse is followed by a total solar eclipse on December 4, 2021. The partial eclipse phase will last 3…
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the South Indian Ocean at 04:23 UTC on November 15, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located about 1 440…
Two shallow earthquakes registered by the USGS as M6.0 and M6.4 hit southern Iran's Hormozgan Province at 12:07 and 12:08 UTC (15:37 and 15:38 LT) on November 14, 2021. The agency is reporting depths of 5.6 km (3.5 miles) and 10 km (6.2 miles), respectively….
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VP11 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00039 AU (58 345 km / 36 250 miles) at 16:12 UTC on November 9, 2021. This is the 129th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year…
A very bright fireball was seen plummeting toward Earth over western Japan at 14:16 UTC (23:16 JST) on November 10, 2021. The event lasted up to 5 seconds, changing color from green to red as it streaked through the cloudy sky. It was captured by a live camera…
High-resolution satellites have detected substantial quantities of methane leaking from two landfill sites close to the center of Madrid, Spain. Using data from the ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission combined with GHGSat’s high-resolution commercial…
Snow and blustery conditions are forecast to continue in the Upper Midwest on Friday, November 12, 2021, as a strong low slowly retreats northward. On Saturday and into early Sunday, November 13 into 14, another storm system, known as Alberta clipper, will deliver…
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VC7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.48 LD / 0.00123 AU (184 000 km / 114 330 miles) at 07:49 UTC on November 12, 2021. This is the 127th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of…
An area of low pressure located over the western Mediterranean Sea has acquired subtropical characteristics over the past couple of days and now meets the designation criteria for a medicine, the Mediterranean Cyclone Center (MCC) reports. The storm has been named…
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 VY7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.83 LD / 0.00213 AU (318 650 km / 198 000 miles) at 16:51 UTC on November 11, 2021. This is the 126th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the…
