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A building-sized asteroid will fly closer to Earth than the moon on Saturday. Astronomers first spotted the space rock on 27 February and have been tracking its potential risk of impacting Earth.

‘Dangerous’ asteroid will come closer to Earth than the moon soon

Native species extinction threat as Attenborough films ‘last’ show

Aurora Borealis, Northern lights. Mumemories - stock.adobe.com
Aurora Borealis, Northern lights. Mumemories - stock.adobe.com

Aurora Borealis: Why 2023 is a good year to see Northern Lights

March 2023 stargazing guide: When is the next supermoon

Stock image of a meteoroid
Stock image of a meteoroid

See footage of small asteroid lighting up sky above English Channel

Green comet 2023: How and when to see ‘once in 50,000 years’ phenomena from Glasgow
Green comet 2023: How and when to see ‘once in 50,000 years’ phenomena from Glasgow

Green comet 2023: How to see in Glasgow

Near miss: NASA says Earth set for ‘close encounter’ with asteroid

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction, accord to scientists.
Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction, accord to scientists.

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction

Alireza Akbari’s has been executed in Iran.
Alireza Akbari’s has been executed in Iran.

British man executed in Iran after being accused of spying for MI6

An image of newly discovered TOI 700 e Earth-sized planet
An image of newly discovered TOI 700 e Earth-sized planet

Nasa finds two new Earth-sized planets in ‘habitable zone’

Full night sky calendar for January 2023

Stargazers stunned as huge meteor hurtles through the sky

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl will be the first orbital launch from the UK (Photo: Getty Images)
Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl will be the first orbital launch from the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Virgin Orbit Space Launch: UK rocket launching over Atlantic tonight

The skies will be hopefully as clear as this for any celestial events in 2023
The skies will be hopefully as clear as this for any celestial events in 2023

Celestial events 2023 - meteor showers, full moons and lunar eclipses

How to watch The Letter: A Message For Our Earth featuring the Pope

Stunning meteor shower captured over King Charles III stately home

You won’t need binoculars to see the Geminids - they can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
You won’t need binoculars to see the Geminids - they can be seen clearly with the naked eye.

Geminid meteor shower 2022 UK: How to see it

Alien bugs could be living deep underground on Mars, according to new research. The Red Planet is volcanically active, suggesting the right ingredients for present-day microbial life.
Alien bugs could be living deep underground on Mars, according to new research. The Red Planet is volcanically active, suggesting the right ingredients for present-day microbial life.

‘Alien bugs’ could be living deep underground on Mars, study finds

Orion sends image of Moon and the Earth to celebrate halfway point

The earth’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupts over the weekend

Liat Segal & Dr. Yasmine Meroz's artwork being unveiled on the ISS where microgravity allows the water to stick to the metal frame in large globules
Liat Segal & Dr. Yasmine Meroz's artwork being unveiled on the ISS where microgravity allows the water to stick to the metal frame in large globules

Impossible Object: art and space combine in unique zero gravity work

The cast of Benidorm won Most Popular Comedy Programme award at the NTAs in 2011.
The cast of Benidorm won Most Popular Comedy Programme award at the NTAs in 2011.

Is Benidorm coming back? Writer teases new series of ITV show

The earth’s population has risen by over one billion in 11 years
The earth’s population has risen by over one billion in 11 years

UN announces Earth’s population has hit 8 billion

The Sumatran rhino has been battling extinction for nearly a million years, with problems beginning in the last Ice Age.
The Sumatran rhino has been battling extinction for nearly a million years, with problems beginning in the last Ice Age.

Sumatran rhino could be saved by ‘creating sperm’ from dead male

The Hubble telescope sits in low-earth orbit (image: Getty Images)
The Hubble telescope sits in low-earth orbit (image: Getty Images)

NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures supernova happening in early universe

A red full moon. Image: kmls - stock.adobe.com
A red full moon. Image: kmls - stock.adobe.com

Lunar eclipse 2022 - how to watch the Blood Moon

Partial solar eclipse UK 2022: How to view it this week

Dorset was battered by thunderstorms and a band of heavy rain overnight on the weekend.
Dorset was battered by thunderstorms and a band of heavy rain overnight on the weekend.

Rare footage shows thunderbolt hit sea off the English coast

The Orionids meteor shower is an annual event that occurs in October, usually lasting around one week.
The Orionids meteor shower is an annual event that occurs in October, usually lasting around one week.

How to watch Orionids meteor showers 2022 in Glasgow

Don't miss your chance to see the annual Orionids meteor shower
Don't miss your chance to see the annual Orionids meteor shower

Orionids Meteor Shower 2022: When is it and how can you can see it

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will host a show in Glasgow next summer.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will host a show in Glasgow next summer.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield coming to Glasgow for seminar on space travel

The most dramatic meteor showers see thousands of shooting stars streak across the night sky every hour.
The most dramatic meteor showers see thousands of shooting stars streak across the night sky every hour.

How to watch Draconid Meteor Showers 2022 in Glasgow

Things are looking up for stargazers this week as the Draconid meteor shower is set to peak
Things are looking up for stargazers this week as the Draconid meteor shower is set to peak

When does Draconid meteor shower peak and how to watch

Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact (Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)
Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact (Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)

NASA DART mission: why was a spacecraft flown into an asteroid

NASA to crash aircraft into asteroid in Earth defence test

Jupiter will be at its closest point to Earth for nearly 60 years
Jupiter will be at its closest point to Earth for nearly 60 years

How to see Jupiter’s closest approach in Glasgow

UK Autumn Equinox: what is it - when do clocks go back

Martin Bayfield's Q&A tour
Martin Bayfield's Q&A tour

Former rugby union great Martin Bayfield’s Q&A tour

Yvon Chouinard, owner of Patagonia who has just given away the company to support the enviroment
Yvon Chouinard, owner of Patagonia who has just given away the company to support the enviroment

Patagonia boss donates £3 billion company to fight climate change

The supermoon will be visible tonight
The supermoon will be visible tonight

Tonight’s supermoon -what is the Sturgeon moon and what does it mean?