Earth’s Mini-Moon 2024 PT5 Is Leaving Us Soon!
Earth recently captured a small asteroid known as 2024 PT5, temporarily transforming it into a second moon. This rare event was…
Is Earth’s New Minimoon 2024 Visible to Naked Eye?
On 29th September, Earth captured a temporary new companion, an asteroid named 2024 PT5. This near-Earth object, roughly the size…
Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn! Here’s Why
Recent research indicates that Earth may have once had rings similar to those of Saturn. Scientists believe this ring system…
NASA Astronomers Predict Near-Earth Asteroid’s 2029 Close Encounter
About 5 and a 1/2 years from now, astronomers predict, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Building…
NASA Unveils Newly Returned Carbon-Rich Asteroid Sample
NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned…
Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion…
NASA Confirms DART Target Asteroid Dimorphos’ Orbit Ahead of Impact
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) team has completed an observation campaign to confirm the orbit of DART’s target asteroid…
NASA Confirms DART Target Asteroid Dimorphos’ Orbit Ahead of Impact
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) team has completed an observation campaign to confirm the orbit of DART’s target asteroid…
Unknown Mini-Moon Found Orbiting Asteroid Polymele in Outer Solar System
Astronomers working on US space agency NASA’s Lucy mission may have spotted an undiscovered mini-moon orbiting an asteroid in the…
Unknown Mini-Moon Found Orbiting Asteroid Polymele in Outer Solar System
Astronomers working on US space agency NASA’s Lucy mission may have spotted an undiscovered mini-moon orbiting an asteroid in the…