near earth asteroid
Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Temporary Mini-Moon
For a little over a month now, the Earth has been joined by a new ‘mini-moon.’ The object is an…
Earth Will Have a Tiny New Mini-Moon for a Few Months
The Moon has inspired poets and artists, musicians and playwrights. The sight of our one and only Moon is familiar…
Amateur Astronomer Finds Additional Asteroids With Remote Telescopes
Three amazing recent asteroid finds show what’s possible in terms of astronomy online.
An Asteroid Found Sharing the Orbit of Mars
Astronomers discovered another asteroid sharing Mars' orbit. These types of asteroids are called trojans, and they orbit in two clumps,…
Fragments From That Asteroid That Exploded Above Berlin Have Been Recovered and They're Really Special
On January 21st, 2024, a meter-sized asteroid (2024 BX1) entered Earth's atmosphere and exploded over Berlin at 12:33 am UTC…
Asteroid Ryugu Contained Bonus Comet Particles
On December 5th, 2020, Japan's Hayabusa2 mission successfully returned samples it had collected from the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 162173 Ryugu…
OSIRIS-REx Returns This Sunday!
On Sunday, September 24th, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will deliver samples from the asteroid Benny.
An Asteroid has Been Discovered That Crosses Mercury’s Orbit
Astronomers have spotted the fastest-ever asteroid orbiting Sun -- and at times, it gets closer to the Sun than the…
The Japanese asteroid-hunter had another photo opportunity when it dropped a target marker on asteroid Ryugu
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft just launched its second target marker to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.
A double asteroid came uncomfortably close this weekend. Here’s what astronomers saw
Using the Very Large Telescope, a team of ESO scientists took some stunningly clear images of a double asteroid that…