• Comet SWAN25B surprises astronomers after perihelion outburst

    A newly discovered comet, designated SWAN25B, emerged from behind the Sun in early September 2025 and was added to the Minor Planet Center’s Possible Comet Confirmation Page on September 12. The object is currently reported at magnitude 8.3 in MPC data, with independent amateur estimates placing it slightly brighter at magnitude 7.4–7.5. Orbit calculations are still in progress.

  • Bright daylight fireball over northeastern Brazil registered as 0.44-kiloton airburst

    A bright daylight fireball was recorded at 17:49 UTC (14:49 LT) on September 9, 2025, over the Atlantic Ocean, off the northeastern coast of Brazil. NASA’s CNEOS data show the object released 0.44 kilotons of impact energy at an altitude of 24 km (15 miles). IMO and AMS received 10 reports from Ceará, with witnesses describing orange to blue colors, persistent trails, fragmentation, and sounds ranging from faint hissing to thunder-like booms.

  • Asteroid 2025 QO7 to fly past Earth at 0.7 LD on August 31

    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2025 QO7 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.7 LD (0.00182 AU / 271 500 km / 168 700 miles) from the center of our planet at around 14:09 UTC (±00:55) on August 31, 2025. The flyby will take place at a relative velocity of 8.17 km/s.