The first Earth observation satellite with artificial intelligence is set to launch a few months from now, according to the European Space Agency (ESA) on September 12, 2019. The idea was proposed by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Spain and won the…
A bright daylight meteor was recorded above northern Germany at 12:49 UTC on September 12, 2019. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 496 reports by 10:30 UTC (September 13) from the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark. The Center for Near Earth…
A bright, slow-moving fireball was recorded over the English Channel at 04:51 UTC on September 8, 2019. The event lasted for more than 7 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 91 reports over the next couple of hours, from people living across…
This amazing meteor overflew the south of Spain at 02:05 UTC on September 7, 2019 (04:05 LT). It was generated by a rock from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 120 000 km/h. It began at an altitude of about 84 km (52 miles) over the region of Murcia and…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 RP1 flew past Earth at 0.10 LD / 0.00025 AU (37 399 km / 23 238 miles) on September 5, 2019. This is the 41st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the third closest. 2019…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 RC1 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.48 LD / 0.00122 AU (182 509 km / 113 406 miles) at 10:48 UTC on September 7, 2019. This is the 40th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 RQ flew past Earth at 0.29 LD / 0.00074 AU (110 702 km / 68 787 miles) on September 2, 2019. This is the 39th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. The object was first observed…
A fireball was reported streaking through the sky over the state of New York, USA at around 17:09 EDT (21:09 UTC) on September 2, 2019. The American Meteor Society (AMS) has so far received 19 reports from people living in New York, NY, Pennsylvania and Ontario,…
This bright meteor overflew Spain at 20:52 UTC (22:52 local time) on September 3, 2019. It was generated by a rock from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 85 000 km/h. It began at an altitude of about 91 km (56 miles) over the province of Cáceres,…
The American Meteor Society compiled the best meteors captured by 7 AMS Meteor Camera Stations from August 10 to August 14, 2019. In this 3.5-minute video compilation, the AMS features the most stunning shots out of over 2 200 meteors recorded. Special thanks to…
