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 ...

Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...