Formed in colder regions of the solar system (e.g., Oort Cloud). Develop a coma and tail when near the sun due to the vaporisation of ice. Composed mainly of rocky materials and metals. Found ...

A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...

"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 ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

Romolo Tavani – stock.adobe.com After its brief stint as a mini-moon, the intergalactic gravel will get yanked back toward the sun and return to its alleged home in the Arjuna asteroid belt ...

2024 PT5 is from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which orbits the sun, according to their study published in Research Notes of the AAs. But Earth's gravitational pull will draw 2024 PT5 towards it and ...

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 ...

which researchers named "2024 PT5," will temporarily orbit Earth before returning to an asteroid belt revolving around the sun. Scientists discovered the object Aug. 7 using the Asteroid ...

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 ...

This one, named asteroid 2024 PT5, came from the Arjuna asteroid belt near our sun, about 93 million miles away. Of course, you won’t really be able to “say hello” without a professional ...