The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...
Have you ever worried about the moon getting lonely in its terrestrial orbit? Well, worry no more. The moon has found a friend!
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...
On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.
Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.
The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the mission has upended everything we know about our solar system.
Well, Nostradamus also had some startling predictions for 2025, including a major space event. A colossal asteroid, known as ...
This phase of the moon is a great time for stargazing since the bright side of the moon faces away from Earth and won’t overshadow celestial bodies and events. Of course, clouds and other weather ...
[Related: When a meteor smashes into your driveway.] According to EarthSky, it will be best to view this meteor shower around midnight on the days around November 5 when the moon won’t interfere as ...
Frank Sinatra once sang, “Fly me to the moon,” but now anyone on Earth can ask “Which moon do you want to go to, Frank?” ...
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...
The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.