This “mini-moon” emerged from an asteroid named 2024 PT5, officially joining Earth’s orbit on Sept. 29. The asteroid was ...

The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a small asteroid belt that follows Earth. While Earth's primary ... a full orbit around Earth.

Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is closely monitoring the two asteroids expected to fly by earth today, reportedly from a ...

asteroids primarily orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in what’s known as the main asteroid belt, where millions of them reside. They become near-Earth objects when they’re knocked out of ...

Mini moons are just asteroids that get trapped between the Earth and the moon's gravitational pull, so they can't pass us by ...

Earth has got a rare second moon. The 2024 PT5 asteroid, which zipped past Earth on Sunday (September 29), is set to orbit ...

C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–Atlas, hailed as one of the “most impressive comets of the year” by some astronomers because of its ...

While expectations are high for some special sightings, experts warn that comets are notoriously fickle and unpredictable ...

Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion using x-ray pulses to push an asteroid-like rock away in space-like conditions.

asteroids primarily orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in what’s known as the main asteroid belt, where millions of them reside. They become near-Earth objects when they’re knocked out of ...