Rare meteor cluster recorded at Gaustatoppen, Norway
This footage from Gaustatoppen in Norway shows a rare meteor cluster recorded at 03:54 UTC on October 30, 2022.
Large potentially hazardous asteroid detected hiding in Sun’s glare – 2022 AP7
An international team of scientists reporting in The Astronomical Journal discovered a large Apollo-type near-Earth object (NEO) hiding in the Sun’s glare.
Asteroid 2022 UW16 flew past Earth at just 0.1 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 UW16 flew past Earth at just 0.1 LD / 0.00026 AU (38 516 km / 23 933 miles) at 10:16 UTC on October 29, 2022.
Very bright fireball over Arizona and Nevada, U.S.
A very bright fireball was observed streaking through the night sky over Arizona and Nevada at 01:53 UTC on October 25, 2022. The event was seen by people from Utah to California and detected by a NASA all-sky meteor camera at the MMTO observatory in southern Arizona and several internet-accessible cameras in the region.
Asteroid 2022 UR4 flew past Earth at 0.04 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 UR4 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.04 LD / 0.00011 AU (17 043 km / 10 591 miles) from the center of our planet at 22:45 UTC on October 20, 2022.
Partial Solar Eclipse of October 25, 2022
A partial solar eclipse – visible from the northern hemisphere – will take place on October 25, 2022. Most of Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and northeastern Africa will be in the path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow on this day.
Asteroid 2022 UQ1 turns out to be space junk
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 UQ1 turned out to be space junk.
Very bright fireball turns night into day over southern Spain
A very bright fireball was recorded over southern Spain at 18:46 UTC on October 14, 2022., briefly turning night into day.
Milestone – More than 30 000 near-Earth asteroids of all sizes discovered
Our observatories have now discovered a total of 30 056 near-Earth asteroids in the Solar System, setting a new milestone for humanity. The majority of these were discovered in the last decade, showing our ability to detect potentially risky asteroids is rapidly improving.
Bright fireball over Washington, U.S.
A bright fireball was seen over Washington U.S. at 05:18 UTC on October 13, 2022. The event lasted a couple of seconds.
