Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...
On August 7, 2024, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a space object that, for a little ...
You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as ...
The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...
The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.
Scientists predict that the asteroid 'mini moon' will re-enter Earth's orbit again in 2055. This is due to its orbit being ...
A recently discovered asteroid will soon become a quasi-satellite of Earth as it loops around our planet over the next two ...
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.
This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...