The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...
Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS originated from the Oort Cloud, a bubble of ice and dust that surrounds our solar system. It was ...
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
A video filmed by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows a rare glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the International Space Station.
(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named ...
was first detected on August 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), funded by NASA. ATLAS is a ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...
A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.
Experts say the small asteroid will start its trek around our planet in late September but doesn't pose any threat.
Everything you need to know about 2024's 'comet of the year,' C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), from when it will appear to ...