June 17 Will An Asteroid Strike Earth in September?
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Viewed on this scale, from above the solar system, it looks as if the orbits of Earth and asteroid 2006 QV89 intersect. Yet this asteroid's pass in September shouldn't be a particularly close one. Image via NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
There've been scare stories online this month about asteroid 2006 QV89, a space rock that'll pass closest to Earth on September 9. Should you be scared? Heck no. Read more.
NOAA reports that carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere continued its rapid rise in 2019, reaching the highest recorded levels in 61 years of observation last month. Read more.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Isn't this a cool composite? Last week, Earth went between the sun and Jupiter. Tonight, the giant planet is near the moon (see chart above). On July 9, we'll go between the sun and Saturn, and, Tuesday evening, the moon will pass Saturn in our sky. Tom Marsala of Menifee, California, caught both planets before sunup last week and wrote: "As I was processing Jupiter, Saturn came into view behind a tree. So I was able to get both this morning!"
