Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...
While the US remains on track to send humans back to the moon, China isn’t far behind. In fact, the China Manned Space Agency ...
It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.
Orbiting our planet in a horseshoe-shape, the moon will eventually return to a heliocentric orbit, which is around the Sun.
This celestial visitor, dubbed a "mini-moon," was first detected on August 7 by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert ...
The space agency is aiming to tackle time discrepancies caused by gravity as Artemis missions prepare for humankind's return ...
The newer mapping method takes elevation on Earth and the moon’s topography into consideration. NASA has developed a process ...