An asteroid the size of Rhode Island will briefly blot out one of the brightest stars in the sky overnight tonight (March 19-20), and you can watch the rare celestial event live online. Further, today’s infographic will show some truly amazing night sky events in 2014 – from an asteroid zooming past one of the night sky’s brightest stars to amazing full moons and Martian meteor showers.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration.