Tag: Near Earth Objects
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Astronomer Captures Two Moon-Impact Meteors: A Rare Lunar Collision Recorded on Film
Two Meteors Hit the Moon: A Rare Celestial Event In a striking display of celestial activity, two meteors slammed into the Moon on consecutive days, October 30 and November 1, catching observers by surprise. The events were captured by Daichi Fujii, a prominent Japanese astronomer and the curator of the Hiratsuka City Museum. The flashes,…
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Moon Meteor Impacts Caught on Camera: Astronomer Documents Two Space Rocks Slamming into the Moon
Two Bright Impacts Reaching Earth’s Night Sky In a pair of startling lunar events, two bright meteors slammed into the Moon’s dark surface, flashing for a split second and leaving fresh craters in memory and in the records of observers. The sightings were captured by Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii, the curator of the Hiratsuka City…
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Model Explains Chaotic Asteroid Rotations with Gaia Data
Researchers Unveil a Unified Model for Asteroid Spin Astronomers have long puzzled over why many asteroids rotate in unpredictable, sometimes tumble-like motions, while others settle into steady spins. A recent study led by Wen-Han Zhou of the University of Tokyo, presented at a major planetary science meeting, offers a comprehensive framework that ties these rotational…
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Monday’s Comet Tracker: How To See Two Green Comets Close To Bright Stars
Two Green Comets, One Evening Sky Two green comets, Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and SWAN (C/2025 R2), are becoming easier to observe as they stretch into an energetic autumn display. After a Sunday appearance, both comets brighten and drift into favorable evening positions for skywatchers. On Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, Lemmon shifts from a morning-only target…
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A Run of Near-Earth Visitors: NASA-Tracked Asteroids Whiz Past Earth
Overview: What NASA’s JPL Has Reported NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which maintains the primary catalog of near-Earth objects (NEOs), has reported a close series of flybys by several small asteroids. According to JPL’s NEO database, three objects are currently on trajectories that will bring them past Earth in quick succession. While their sizes are…
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NASA Monitors Aeroplane-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth: What We Know
Overview: NASA-JPL Tracking Multiple Near-Earth Objects NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) monitors thousands of near-Earth objects (NEOs) to assess any potential impact risk. In today’s briefing, JPL reported several small asteroids passing near Earth, described as aeroplane-sized or smaller. Although these objects approach within astronomical distances, they pose no danger to the planet based on…
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Aeroplane-Sized Asteroids Zip By Earth: NASA JPL Tracks Incoming Objects
Overview: NASA JPL Monitors a Busy Near-Earth Neighborhood Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which tracks near-Earth objects (NEOs), said a handful of small asteroids are on fast approaches to Earth. While none pose an immediate threat, the close-quarters flybys remind scientists why continuous monitoring is essential. JPL’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS)…
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Near-Earth Close Call: 9.8-Foot Asteroid 2025 TF Zoomed Past Earth
What happened with asteroid 2025 TF? An unusually small near-Earth object, measured between 3.2 and 9.8 feet across — roughly the size of a fridge or a small car — briefly skimmed Earth’s outskirts. The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed the close approach, noting that the object, designated 2025 TF, posed no threat to the…
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Near-Earth 9.8-Foot Asteroid 2025 TF Narrowly Misses Earth
Overview: A Coincidental Close Call A tiny visitor from space—2025 TF, a 3-meter-wide asteroid—roared past Earth at an altitude of roughly 265 miles (428 kilometers) on October 1. The close approach, closer than the orbit of the International Space Station, occurred over Antarctica and went undetected for several hours. Although the rock posed no real…
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Asteroid Surprises Scientists: It Passes Closer Than Satellites Over Antarctica
Rare Close Approach Shocks Scientists An unexpected celestial visitor recently astonished astronomers by skimming closer to Earth than some of our most familiar orbiting assets, including satellites, as it passed over Antarctica. While such events are not unheard of in the vastness of space, observing an asteroid with a trajectory that brought it within a…