Mission Reports

Asteroid 2019 TZ5 passes Earth at 48,788,279 km

2019 TZ5 makes its closest approach on 2026-09-21, missing Earth by 126.9 times the distance to the Moon.

2019 TZ5 reaches its closest point to Earth at 14:03 UTC, passing 48,788,279 km away — 126.9 lunar distances — at 35,237 km/h relative to the planet.

Its size is not measured directly — brightness puts it somewhere between 106 and 237 metres across.

NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Source: NASA Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (NeoWs)

Asteroid 2010 JA passes Earth at 10,081,613 km

2010 JA makes its closest approach on 2026-09-21, missing Earth by 26.2 times the distance to the Moon.

2010 JA reaches its closest point to Earth at 13:58 UTC, passing 10,081,613 km away — 26.2 lunar distances — at 24,046 km/h relative to the planet.

Its size is not measured directly — brightness puts it somewhere between 11 and 24 metres across.

NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Source: NASA Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (NeoWs)

Asteroid 2015 BK509 passes Earth at 22,323,572 km

2015 BK509 makes its closest approach on 2026-09-21, missing Earth by 58 times the distance to the Moon.

2015 BK509 reaches its closest point to Earth at 08:06 UTC, passing 22,323,572 km away — 58 lunar distances — at 65,156 km/h relative to the planet.

Its size is not measured directly — brightness puts it somewhere between 90 and 200 metres across.

NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Source: NASA Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (NeoWs)

The Sun fires a C3.3 flare from an unnumbered active region

A C3.3 solar flare peaked at 18:17 UTC on 2026-09-19, recorded by NASA's space weather catalog.

The flare began at 17:57 UTC on 2026-09-19, peaked at 18:17 UTC, and ended at 18:32 UTC. It came from an unnumbered active region.

C-class flares are common and have little effect at the ground.

Source: NASA DONKI (Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information) · NASA’s record →

The Sun fires a C3.4 flare from active region 14524

A C3.4 solar flare peaked at 09:08 UTC on 2026-09-09, recorded by NASA's space weather catalog.

The flare began at 08:48 UTC on 2026-09-09, peaked at 09:08 UTC, and ended at 09:23 UTC. It came from active region 14524.

C-class flares are common and have little effect at the ground.

Source: NASA DONKI (Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information) · NASA’s record →

The Sun fires a C2.4 flare from active region 14521

A C2.4 solar flare peaked at 12:24 UTC on 2026-09-08, recorded by NASA's space weather catalog.

The flare began at 12:19 UTC on 2026-09-08, peaked at 12:24 UTC, and ended at 12:27 UTC. It came from active region 14521.

C-class flares are common and have little effect at the ground.

Source: NASA DONKI (Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information) · NASA’s record →