A Chinese CZ3 rocket body entered Earth's atmosphere around 06:16 UTC (02:16 EDT) on July 3, 2019, creating a spectacular show over Florida, U.S. The event lasted about 30 – 40 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 23 reports by 17:30 UTC from…
A total solar eclipse will be visible on July 2, 2019, from South Pacific, Chile, and Argentina. The instant of greatest eclipse takes place at 19:22 UTC, 2.4 days before the Moon reaches perigee. During the eclipse, the Sun is in the constellation Gemini. The…
A small asteroid designated 2019 MO entered Earth's atmosphere over the Caribbean Sea and exploded south of Puerto Rico at 21:25 UTC on June 22, 2019, 12 hours after it was discovered. The object was first detected just after 10:00 UTC (00:00 HST) on June 25 at…
A very bright fireball exploded over Brisbane, Queensland, Australia at 22:00 LT (12:00 UTC) on June 22, 2019. The event lasted several seconds before the object exploded in a bright flash. Thousands of people have seen or heard it. Three booms were heard in…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 LW4 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.65 LD / 0.00166 AU (248 332 km / 154 306 miles) on June 8, 2019. 2019 LW4 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. Its estimated diameter is 9.3 to 21 m (30.5 – 68.8 miles). The…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 LY4 flew past Earth at 0.22 LD / 0.00056 AU (83 774 km / 52 055 miles) on June 6, 2019. This is the 25th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. This object belongs to the Apollo…
A bright fireball was recorded disintegrating over Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul at 01:29 UTC on June 7, 2019. The event lasted approximately 20 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 90 reports from Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa…
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has expressed its concern about light pollution posed by an increasing number of satellite constellations in low-Earth orbits (LEO), manly SpaceX's Starlink constellation launched May 23, 2019 – next-generation…
June 1 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus – 18:15 UTC. The Moon and Venus will share the same right ascension, with the Moon passing 3°14' to the south of Venus. The Moon will be 28 days old. The Moon will be at mag -8.9, and Venus at mag -3.9, both in the…
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 KT will flyby Earth at 0.85 LD / 0.00217 AU (324 627 km / 201 714 miles) on May 28, 2019. The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids. It was first observed on May 26, two days before its close approach. Its…
