A NASA-run dashboard indicates that five asteroids will pass Earth between July 8 and July 16, albeit they will do so at safe distances (JPL). The JPL tracks the asteroids' motions, which range in diameter from fifty to two hundred feet. The first asteroid, 2024 MT1, will pass Earth on July 8 at a distance of 936,000 miles. On July 10, 2024 ME1 will pass Earth at a distance of 2,700,000 miles, and on July 11, 2022 YS5 will approach Earth at a distance of 2,620,000 miles.

After almost eight months, there's good news: NASA's Voyager 1, which went silent in November 2023, is now fully working again. All four science instruments are sending usable data back to Earth. The spacecraft, launched in 1977, had issues with its data system, but engineers fixed it. Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, exploring interstellar space.

NASA detected multi-drug resistant bacteria 'Enterobacter bugandensis' at ISS, posing health risks to astronauts, including Indian-origin Sunita Williams. Thirteen strains were isolated, showing increased potency in the closed environment. Williams, with colleague Butch Wilmore, embarked on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, marking the start of NASA-Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test mission. Williams danced upon arrival at ISS.

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams joyfully embarked on her third space mission, piloting Boeing's Starliner alongside NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore from Cape Canaveral. Williams' historic flight aims to certify Starliner for routine ISS travel, potentially rivaling SpaceX. Initial tests in orbit show promising progress, with Williams making history as the first woman on an inaugural crewed spacecraft flight.

Without specialized equipment, planetary alignments are stunning astronomical occurrences that can be observed. On June 3, 2024, there will be a planetary alignment again. Use the free Sky Tonight app to ensure that you can locate every planet with ease. And if astronomy is new to you, no worries!