The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of. Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to ...
The tiny asteroid, which researchers named "2024 PT5," will temporarily orbit Earth before returning to an asteroid belt ...
The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.
"You may say that if a true satellite is like a customer buying goods inside a store, objects like 2024 PT5 are window shoppers!" This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of ...
However, unlike our permanent lunar companion, this "mini-moon" will only stick around for about two months before returning to its usual orbit within the Arjuna asteroid belt. A Window Shopper ...
While many people associate asteroids with the Asteroid Belt that separates Mars and Jupiter, Deskur said that there are smaller clusters throughout space, with some near Earth. Due to these ...
According to reports, a small asteroid called a ‘mini-moon’ will circle Earth for 53 days starting at the end of September.
Artist illustration of asteroid belt (NASA/JPL-Caltech) The current path of the asteroid also enabled researchers to trace its origins. They suspect it comes from the Arjuna asteroid belt ...
Recently, NASA issued a warning that a giant 110-foot asteroid named 2024 RN16 was expected to approach Earth on 15 September. However, it didn't happen, and the asteroid safely passed by Earth.
A potentially hazardous asteroid the size of a sports stadium is set to skim past Earth this week. The asteroid, known as 2024 ON, is estimated to be around 290 meters (950 feet) across.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on Tuesday evening. Dubbed 2024 ON, the celestial space rock measures 950 ...