Pi Virginids meteor shower makes rare appearance over Puerto Rico
A notable meteor was seen from Puerto Rico at about 23:34 UTC (19:34 LT) on Monday, March 20, 2023, looking in an easterly direction.
Sonic boom reported after meteor explodes over western Canada
A bright fireball exploded over western Canada at 06:23 UTC on March 18, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 DZ2 to fly past Earth at 0.4 LD on March 25 — the largest since September 16, 2021
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 DZ2 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.4 LD / 0.00117 AU ( 175 029 km / 108 758 miles) from the center of our planet at 19:51 UTC on March 25, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 EY to fly past Earth at 0.6 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 EY will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.6 LD / 0.0016 AU (239 356 km / 148 729 miles) at 11:39 UTC on March 17, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 EN flew past Earth at 0.3 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 EN flew past Earth at a distance of 0.3 LD / 0.00091 (136 134 km / 84 589 miles) from the center of our planet at 11:25 UTC on March 9, 2023.
Bright fireball over Ontario, Canada
A bright fireball was seen and recorded over Ontario, Canada at 03:06 UTC on March 7, 2023.
Asteroid 2023 DR flew past Earth at 0.2 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 DR flew past Earth at a distance of 0.2 LD / 0.00051 AU (76 294 km / 47 407 miles) at 05:47 UTC on February 25, 2023.
Long-lasting daylight fireball over southern California
A long-lasting daylight fireball was recorded over southern California at 13:38 UTC (06:38 LT) on February 22, 2023.
Bright fireball south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A bright fireball was seen and recorded just south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 01:08 UTC on February 23, 2023. The event lasted between 3 and 7 seconds before the object disintegrated.
Aurorae discovered on all four major moons of Jupiter
A team of astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii has discovered that aurorae at visible lengths appear on all four of Jupiter’s major moons, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. The discovery was made using the High-Resolution Echelle Spectrometer (HIRES) at the Keck Observatory, as well as other high-resolution spectrographs at the Large Binocular Telescope and Apache Point Observatory.