The first known mini-moon was called 1991 VG. It arrived in late 1991 and left in early 1992, and like 2024 PT₅ it was around 10 metres in diameter. In 2002, amateur astronomer Bill Yeung found what ...
The most requested book in the library’s collection is the first edition of the Book of Mormon from 1830. The demand has been ...
The findings are based off data from Artemis I, a 25-day journey around the moon and back ... data on the journey from Earth to the moon and back for the first time, the researchers said.
Detectors inside Artemis I’s Orion capsule show how much radiation exposure its mannequins underwent and how effective a ...
A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.
Craters of the Moon National Monument celebrated its 100th anniversary by unveiling a new interpretive trail honoring the ...
"Asteroids that fail to escape Earth's gravity and end up orbiting the planet for a time are referred to as mini-moons," The ...
Then, the space rock will return to a heliocentric orbit, which is an orbit around the sun. Details about the ephemeral mini-moon and the horseshoe ... Astronomers first spotted the asteroid ...
If the FarView radio telescope is built, it would double as a demonstration of two unprecedented activities: mining and ...
Timed to the 50th anniversary of NASA’s celebrated Apollo 11 mission, APOLLO 11: First Steps Edition is a thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the real-life moments of humankind’s first steps ...