Very bright fireball explodes over Nuremberg, Germany

Very bright fireball explodes over Nuremberg, Germany

A very bright meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over southern Germany at 20:45 UTC on June 26, 2023. The event lasted a couple of seconds before the object disintegrated in a bright flash of light.

Asteroid 2023 MW2 flew past Earth at 0.3 LD

Asteroid 2023 MW2 flew past Earth at 0.3 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 MW2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.322 LD / 0.00083 AU (123 724 km / 76 878 miles) from the center of our planet at 07:16 UTC on June 23, 2023.

First observation of a polar cyclone on Uranus

First observation of a polar cyclone on Uranus

NASA scientists have confirmed the presence of a polar cyclone at the north pole of Uranus. The data, gathered between 2015 and 2022 using the Very Large Array in New Mexico, revealed warmer and drier air circulating below the planet’s clouds, a key indicator of cyclonic activity. The findings were published in Geophysical Research Letters.

Asteroid 2023 LM1 to fly past Earth at 0.28 LD

Asteroid 2023 LM1 to fly past Earth at 0.28 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 LM1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD / 0.00074 AU (110 444 km / 68 627 miles) at 22:41 UTC on June 15, 2023.

Asteroid 2023 LS flew past Earth at 0.2 LD on June 9

Asteroid 2023 LS flew past Earth at 0.2 LD on June 9

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 LD flew past Earth at a distance of 0.23 LD / 0.00059 AU (88 949 km / 55 271 miles) at 00:59 UTC on June 9, 2023. This is the 38th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 2nd so far this month.