On 1 February 2019 a bright daytime fireball was seen by multiple eyewitnesses around the area of Gulf of Mexico. It exploded over the western tip of Cuba, producing a significant shockwave felt by local residents, and the fall of a large number of stony meteorites, mostly near the village of Viflales.

In October 2017 the Pan-STARRS survey discovered the first known interstellar object transiting through our Solar System. Named ‘Oumuamua by the discoverers, it soon became the focus of numerous observations by the world's largest professional telescopes.

May 2020 Newsletter