Earth's "second moon" won't be sticking around for Thanksgiving, but just as many of us will on Thursday (Nov. 28), it seems ...

It's an Earth sandwich! What if we placed our Earth between our Solar System's two asteroid belts: the Main Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt. How long would it be before one of these belts sent their ...

Earth's gravity briefly captured asteroid 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. This rare event, lasting from September to November 2024, a ...

For the last few months, Earth has had a second “mini-moon.”The moon is actually a small asteroid that Earth’s gravity grabbed onto. It is called 2024-PT5 and is about 33 feet wide, which is about the ...

Earth will soon lose its mini-moon that will fly away into space after completing its trip to our planet. Asteroid 2024 PT5 ...

This asteroid, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is estimated to be worth an astonishing $10 quintillion. If the materials found on 16 Psyche were brought back to Earth, it could ...

Most meteorites come from the asteroid belt. A precious few come from Mars, originating when asteroid impacts knocked pieces ...