Close-Encounter tonight with Asteroid

Asteroid to sweep between moon and Earth tonight

The near-Earth asteroid 2019 UB8 will have a safe, very close encounter with our planet, coming at about 120,000 miles (190.000 km) from us – half of the average distance of the moon – tonight (October 28-29, 2019), according to clocks in Europe, Africa and the Americas.

This 14- to 31-foot large asteroid (4.3 to 9.5 meters) will reach its minimum distance (120,000 miles or 190.000 km) from us on October 29, 2019, at 06:30 UTC; that is 2:30 a.m. EDT on the morning of October 29. [EarthSky]

Read about it... You can watch it live starting at 8:30 EDT.

Mercury transits across face of Sun

The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower third of image, as it transits across the face of the sun Monday, May 9, 2016. Mercury passes between Earth and the sun only about 13 times a century, with the previous transit taking place in 2006.

Rare Cosmic Event today

NASA Photo

Today, a comet the size of a mountain will come within 87,000 miles of Mars at a speed of 126,000 mph. This event happens approximately once every million years.

If you want to watch this unique cosmic event, you can watch a live stream on the astronomy website Slooh.com, which starts at 2:15 p.m. EDT on Sunday. Read more... at Opposing Views.