an amateur astronomer discovered what appeared to be the “asteroid”, designated 2018 CN41, that appeared to be passing very close to Earth. When it came within less than 240,000 km (150,000 miles) of ...

even if 2024 YR4 does hit Earth, this isn't an immediate cause for great concern. There is still a great deal astronomers don't know about this asteroid, and many of these characteristics have a ...

A small asteroid, referred to as Earth's temporary "mini-moon," could actually be a piece ... Kareta said, "It looks like it hasn't been in space for very long, maybe just a few thousand years ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the ... announcing the findings. “It looks like it hasn’t been in space ...

Now, research published this month in the Astrophysical Journal Letters suggests the object many called a "mini-moon" is composed of lunar rock ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ...