The sighting was Maine’s first ever confirmed Vermilion, but there had been one unverified report back in the 1990s (this ...
Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected ...
"Finding one such alignment is a needle in the haystack. Finding all of these is like eight needles precisely lined up inside that haystack." ...
Small mini-moons are very common, but ones big enough to spot are more rare. 2024 PT₅ is only the fifth ever detected mini-moon captured by Earth. A mini-moon is a “temporarily captured orbiter” if it ...
A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months.
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be ...
Canada has recently inaugurated a rare earth refining plant in Saskatchewan, a significant development in the global supply ...
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...
Most of them wander far beyond our perception, but a few come close enough to Earth to raise our hackles. Many skirt past us, ...