Russian SL-4 rocket upper stage used for the Progress MS-20 ISS resupply mission on June 3, 2022, re-entered Earth’s orbit over Johannesburg, South Africa around 20:55 UTC (22:55 LT) on June 5.
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KP6 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.045 LD / 0.00012 AU (17 426 km / 10 828 miles) at 15:05 UTC on May 25, 2022.
This is the 60th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 2nd closest after 2022 FD1 on March 25 at 0.00010 AU. It is also the 17th closest asteroid flyby on record (since 1900).
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KQ5 will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.1 LD / 0.00027 AU (40 501 km / 25 166 miles) at 17:40 UTC on May 30, 2022. This is the 59th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 7th so far this month.
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KO3 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.7 LD / 0.00195 AU (291 986 km / 181 432 miles) at 17:32 UTC on May 30, 2022. This is the 58th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 6th so far this month.
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 KG1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.16 LD / 0.00040 AU (60 012 km / 37 408 miles) at 11:11 UTC on May 22, 2022. This is the 57th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance and the 5th so far this month.
A bright fireball was seen over the southwestern United Kingdom at 20:46 UTC on May 16, 2022. The event comes just five days after a very bright fireball was seen over the same region. Interestingly, both events had very similar trajectories.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on May 16, 2022, and be visible from the Americas, Europe and Africa.
A very bright fireball was seen over the southwestern United Kingdom at 23:40 UTC on May 11, 2022 (00:40 LT, May 12) and was seen from England, Wales, France, and the Netherlands.
On May 15, 2022, Earth is expected to pass through a debris field created by asteroid 2006 GY2, potentially creating a meteor outburst.
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the largest quake ever observed on another planet – an estimated M5.0 that occurred on May 4, 2022, the 1 222nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
