Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, which launched on top of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on Tuesday, is going farther out into the Solar System than originally planned. The car was supposed to be put on a path around the Sun that would take the vehicle out to the distance of Mars orbit. But the rocket carrying the car...
Highlights The Solstice on June 21st (10:07 GMT) marks the official start of summer. It is the longest day for us in the northern hemisphere, and marks the celtic festival of Middansumor (AErra Liša) The Summer Triangle -- Vega, Deneb, and Altair -- holds the central position, high in the south....
The 35 - 78 metre wide asteroid 2018 LF1 will make a close pass (15.5 lunar distances, 0.04003 AU), travelling at 13.97 km/second, to the Earth on the 16th June 2018 @ 23:47 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 3 - 8 metre wide asteroid 2018 BC will make a close pass (27.7 lunar distances, 0.07136 AU), travelling at 1.88 km/second, to the Earth on the 16th June 2018 @ 22:30 UT ±00:51. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 22 - 49 metre wide asteroid 2008 TZ will make a close pass (76.8 lunar distances, 0.19758 AU), travelling at 17.33 km/second, to the Earth on the 16th June 2018 @ 17:31 UT ±02:58. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 10 - 23 metre wide asteroid 2014 GQ17 will make a close pass (33.2 lunar distances, 0.08555 AU), travelling at 8.12 km/second, to the Earth on the 16th June 2018 @ 16:40 UT ±00:07. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 53 - 120 metre wide asteroid 2007 WP3 will make a close pass (67.9 lunar distances, 0.17466 AU), travelling at 15.71 km/second, to the Earth on the 16th June 2018 @ 15:48 UT ±1 day 02:47. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 48 - 110 metre wide asteroid 2018 LN4 will make a close pass (16.4 lunar distances, 0.04229 AU), travelling at 14.61 km/second, to the Earth on the 16th June 2018 @ 11:30 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 220 - 490 metre wide asteroid 2005 NW44 will make a close pass (65.2 lunar distances, 0.1674 AU), travelling at 16.63 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 18th August 2014 @ 13:39 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0...
Asteroid (9) Metis is one of the larger main belt asteroids. It is composed of silicates and metallic nickel-iron, and may be the core remnant of a large asteroid that was destroyed by an ancient collision. Read more
Transit of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (Jovian System II Longitude=161°) at 18:12.6 GMT, 7th March, 2011. The Great Red Spot (GRS) is a persistent anticyclonic storm, 22° south of Jupiter's equator, which has lasted for at least 181 years and possibly as long as 346 years or more [url=http://en.wikip...
The 120 - 270 metre wide asteroid 2018 LK will make a close pass (7.6 lunar distances, 0.01959 AU), travelling at 12.43 km/second, to the Earth on the 15th June 2018 @ 20:27 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
The 30 - 66 metre wide asteroid 2004 LO2 will make a close pass (9.9 lunar distances, 0.0254 AU), travelling at 15.29 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th June, 2011 @ 13:38 UT ±03:35. See moreThe Lunar Distance (...
The 6 - 13 meter wide asteroid 2016 XE reaches magnitude +18.5 in the constellation Cassiopeia at ~14:40 UT, 6th December 2016. Distance to Earth: 0.005 AU (1.87 lunar distances) Distance to Sun: 0.988 AU
The 14 - 31 metre wide asteroid 2018 LV3 will make a close pass (0.8 lunar distances, 0.00221 AU), travelling at 11.13 km/second, to the Earth on the 15th June 2018 @ 02:31 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
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