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Space Weather | Space Watch Report

Large asteroid 1997 NC1 makes its closest Earth pass in over four centuries – live watch
Fri Jun 26 3:16 pm
Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 will pass Earth at 6.67 lunar distances (about 0.017 AU), or 2.5 million km (1.6 million miles) above Earth’s surface, at 11:16 UTC on June 27, 2026. The object has an estimated diameter between 750–1 650 m (2 460–5 410 feet), making this an unusually close encounter for an object of this size. The Virtual Telescope Project will stream the flyby live at 23:00 UTC on June 26 and 27, offering real-time views as the asteroid reaches peak brightness.

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Arietid meteor shower, the strongest daytime meteor shower of the year, peaks around June 10
Tue Jun 09 5:00 am
The Arietids peak around June 10, bringing the year's strongest daytime meteor shower to Earth. Most activity occurs in daylight, but observers may catch a few meteors during the final dark hour before sunrise.

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NASA ends ISS safe haven procedure after Roscosmos pauses Zvezda tunnel repairs
Fri Jun 05 11:38 am
NASA instructed crew members aboard the International Space Station to end safe haven procedures and return to planned operations on June 5, 2026, after Roscosmos paused structural repair work inside the Zvezda service module transfer tunnel, known as PrK, while additional measurements and data are assessed.

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Researchers identify South Atlantic fireball as likely interstellar meteor
Thu Jun 04 12:28 pm
A fireball detected over the South Atlantic Ocean at 02:13:14 UTC on April 1, 2026, has emerged as a candidate interstellar meteor following an orbital analysis by Avi Loeb and Richard Cloete, who argue that its trajectory is inconsistent with an origin within the Solar System. The object, designated Polar-IM, is described by Loeb and Cloete as the strongest interstellar meteor candidate yet identified in the NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) fireball database, with a confidence level above 99.9997% under the researchers' uncertainty model.

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Daylight meteor airburst releases energy equal to about 300 tons of TNT over New England
Sun May 31 4:37 am
A meteor traveling about 120 700 km/h (75 000 mph) fragmented high above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 18:06 UTC (14:06 EDT) on May 30, 2026, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT and producing a loud boom reported across New England, according to NASA.

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Bright fireball over New York and Ontario produces sonic boom
Thu May 28 7:52 am
A bright fireball was observed over Western New York and Southern Ontario around 09:10 - 09:16 UTC on May 27, 2026 (05:10 - 05:16 EDT). Several witnesses reported hearing a boom associated with the event.

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Bright fireball seen over erupting Mayon volcano, Philippines
Tue May 26 5:07 am
A very bright meteor was seen over erupting Mayon volcano in the Philippines at 22:33 PHT (14:33 UTC) on May 25, 2026. Videos of the event show the object crossing the sky near the volcano before ending in a very bright terminal flash.

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Asteroid 2026 KU1 flew past Earth at 0.149 lunar distances
Mon May 25 9:19 am
Asteroid 2026 KU1 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.149 lunar distances (about 0.00038 AU / 57 300 km / 35 600 miles) from the center of our planet at 22:11 UTC on May 22, 2026, becoming the 9th closest known asteroid flyby within 1 lunar distance recorded so far this year. Its closest point was about 50 900 km (31 600 miles) above Earth’s surface.

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Bright fireball lights up skies over New South Wales, Australia
Fri May 22 1:30 pm
A bright fireball was observed over New South Wales, Australia, at 08:35 UTC on May 21, 2026, with reports from Sydney, Canberra, and several inland NSW locations.

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Asteroid 2026 JN4 impacts Earth over the Arafura Sea
Sat May 16 7:43 am
A small asteroid designated 2026 JN4 entered Earth’s atmosphere between Australia and Papua New Guinea at 13:44 UTC on May 15, 2026, after ESA’s Meerkat and JPL’s Scout systems identified a high Earth-impact probability from a short observation arc. This is now the 12th predicted Earth impactor and the first since December 3, 2024. Meter-scale asteroids of this size and velocity usually disintegrate high in the atmosphere.

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