Sky events
Every fireball, close approach, meteorite fall and sky event we’ve tracked.
Oil Tanker-sized asteroid 2023 EP1 to pass by in 5 days
September 3, 2026
Close approachBoeing 747-sized asteroid 2026 QQ1 to pass by in 1 days
August 31, 2026
LaunchLaunch: Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
SpaceX · August 30 at 11:25 UTC
August 30, 2026
Close approachOil Tanker-sized asteroid 2017 BP31 passed by 23 hours ago
August 28, 2026
Close approach5 Football fields-sized asteroid 221455 passed by 1 days ago
August 28, 2026
NewsOn this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!
via Space.com
August 28, 2026
AuroraStrong geomagnetic storm — aurora possible tonight
Forecast Kp 6 (G2) · possibly visible across the northern-tier states and southern Canada
August 28, 2026
Close approachTrain car-sized asteroid 2026 QY1 passed by 1 days ago
August 28, 2026
Sky eventPartial lunar eclipse over eastern Pacific, the Americas — August 28
August 28 · best from eastern Pacific, the Americas
August 28, 2026
Close approachEiffel Tower-sized asteroid 612346 passed by 2 days ago
August 27, 2026
Close approach5 Football fields-sized asteroid 523609 passed by 2 days ago
August 27, 2026
NewsGradual Destruction of Refractory Stardust in Alkali Brines on Asteroid Bennu
via Nature
August 27, 2026
Close approachAsteroid 66146 passed by 3 days ago
August 26, 2026
Close approach2 Football fields-sized asteroid 2026 PB6 passed by 3 days ago
August 26, 2026
Close approachWhale-sized asteroid 2026 QV2 passed by 3 days ago
August 26, 2026
FireballFireball near Ringsted, Sjaelland
August 25 — ~60 witness reports
August 25, 2026
FireballFireball over the Atlantic Ocean
August 25 — ~56 witness reports
August 25, 2026
LaunchLaunch: Long March 5 | Chang'e 7
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · August 25 at 00:30 UTC
August 25, 2026
Close approachBowling Lane-sized asteroid 2026 QC2 passed by 5 days ago
August 24, 2026
NewsIs the Perseid meteor shower going to get even more spectacular? Jupiter could send more 'shooting stars' towards Earth in 2028
via Space.com
August 24, 2026
Close approachT-Rex-sized asteroid 2026 QC3 passed by 5 days ago
August 24, 2026
Close approachWhale-sized asteroid 2026 QN1 passed by 6 days ago
August 23, 2026
Close approachBowling Lane-sized asteroid 2026 PX passed by 6 days ago
August 23, 2026
Close approachEmpire State building-sized asteroid 2004 BF85 passed by 6 days ago
August 23, 2026
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