Earth will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say. Here's what that means.
For nearly two months this year, Earth’s moon will have company — a second moon. Technically, it isn’t a second moon, but rather an asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid belt — named 2024 PT5 — that will be caught in the Earth’s gravitational pull, according to a study in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society.
Earth will temporarily get a second moon next week when a tiny asteroid begins its two month orbit around the planet, though ...
Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such ...
Pierce College students and local astronomy enthusiasts gazed at the vast night sky on Sept. 12, as part of the first ...
More and more satellites are orbiting the earth. Grant Tremblay of the American Astronomical Society tells NPR's Scott Simon they are making stars harder to see and study.
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