Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
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An asteroid is about to hit Earth - but don't worry, it is only small
A newly spotted asteroid dubbed CAQTDL2 will impact just east of the Philippines. There is no danger from the space rock, ...
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An Asteroid Is Going to Orbit Earth Like a Mini Moon for 2 Months
An asteroid is headed towards Earth. It's not going to hit us, but it is going to hang out for a couple of months. A recently ...
Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a short time
A small asteroid may become a "mini-moon" of Earth's for a couple of months, according to some astronomers. But what makes ...
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A stadium-sized asteroid will skim past Earth this week
Image source: Tryfonov/Adobe This asteroid passing Earth isn’t the only cosmic event we’ll be ... If you have a properly ...
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Can we spot every incoming asteroid before they hit Earth?
News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a shock this week, but space agencies and ...
Did you know Earth is set to have another moon in its orbit? Here's what that means
This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...
An Asteroid Exploded In Earth’s Atmosphere Just 8 Hours After It Was First Spotted
We got pretty lucky on Wednesday, Sept. 4 with an asteroid that no one, not NASA, not the European Space Agency (ESA), no one saw coming until eight hours ...
Earth Is About To Capture A Space Rock Into Orbit, Say Hello To Our New Mini Moon
PT5 is a 10-meter (33-feet) wide space rock that is expected to come as close as 1 million kilometers of Earth in an orbital ...
Asteroid detected heading for Earth burns up in ‘spectacular fireball’ before impact
Labelled as 2024 RW1, the asteroid was predicted to burn up in the atmosphere, posing no risk to people on the ground. Several agencies and amateur space observers, including Nasa’s Planetary Defense ...
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747-sized asteroid skimmed by Earth, and scientists didn't see it coming
The asteroid flew past the Earth on September 16 ... However, this asteroid came from a relative blind spot: the direction of the Sun. An artist's rendition of the Parker Probe as it approaches ...
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‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Flying Between The Moon And Earth This Week In Rare Event
While asteroid 2023 DZ2 poses no threat of impacting Earth during this visit ... like TheSkyLive and Stellarium can help you try to spot 2023 DZ2 later this week as it brightens and appears ...