For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid, designated 2018 CN41. First identified and submitted by a citizen scientist, the object’s orbit was notable: It came less than 150,000 miles ...
The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...
including the extent to which its orbit is perturbed by solar radiation. That allowed the researchers to rule out an artificial origin for the asteroid, such as from rocket bodies and other space ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking the asteroid 2024 YY5. The space rock will approach Earth on Sunday, January 26.