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Earth's New Mini-Moon: A Tiny Asteroid Will Orbit Our Planet for Two Months

Science

29 Sep, 2024

Earth's New Mini-Moon: A Tiny Asteroid Will Orbit Our Planet for Two Months


Earth is set to play host to a visiting “mini-moon.” An asteroid is expected to swing by Earth next week,...

Earth's About to Get a Second Moon! But It's TINY & You Can't See It

World

26 Sep, 2024

Earth's About to Get a Second Moon! But It's TINY & You Can't See It


Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn - Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists....

Earth Will Get a Second Mini-Moon for 2 Months This Fall - Here's What That Means

Science

20 Sep, 2024

Earth Will Get a Second Mini-Moon for 2 Months This Fall - Here's What That Means


This autumn, for a limited time, Earth will be getting a second moon. According to a study published this week,...

Giant Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Is Hurtling Towards Earth: Are We in Danger?

Science

5 Sep, 2024

Giant Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Is Hurtling Towards Earth: Are We in Danger?


The world of science is once again buzzing with excitement. A giant peanut-shaped asteroid, named 2024 JV33, is making its...

Tiny Asteroid Lights Up Sky Over Philippines: 9th Ever Spotted Before Impact

Science

5 Sep, 2024

Tiny Asteroid Lights Up Sky Over Philippines: 9th Ever Spotted Before Impact


A roughly 1-meter (3-foot) asteroid burned up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines near Luzon Island early Wednesday afternoon, according...

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Was a 'Carbonaceous' Space Rock From Beyond Jupiter: Study

Science

24 Aug, 2024

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Was a 'Carbonaceous' Space Rock From Beyond Jupiter: Study


Sixty-six million years ago, Earth had a very bad day. A mountain-sized impactor fell out of the sky at kilometers-per-second...

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Had Rare Origins, New Study Reveals

Technology

21 Aug, 2024

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Had Rare Origins, New Study Reveals


The asteroid responsible for our last mass extinction 66 million years ago — wiping out the dinosaurs — originated from...

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