The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.

Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Scientists believe that the ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2, expected to safely pass Earth on January 16, 2025. The ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5, once hailed as Earth's temporary second moon, might have originated from our very own Moon.

NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft beams its last data transmission back to Earth. Pioneer 10 was NASA's first mission to the outer ...

For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred ...

NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar is closely tracking asteroid 2024 PT5 during its nearest approach to Earth, a distance ...

Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida ...

It seeks to offer a better understanding of the formation of our solar system, explore the water-rich origins of these bodies as a usable resource, and assess the presence of organic and volatile ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2 ... formed during the early time of the formation of the solar system, 4.6 billion years ago. These rock bodies orbit around the ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...