Earth's Mini-Moons Might Come From A Lot Closer To Home Than We Thought Last year, the Earth picked up a new mini-moon. A new study suggests it didn't come from the asteroid belt.

A new study has concluded that Earth's mini-moons may not have come from the asteroid belt as we once thought, but a source far closer to home. According to the team, Earth likely has around 6.5 ...

What if Earth has more than one moon? Scientists now believe our planet may be secretly hosting at least six "mini-moons" at any given time — tiny asteroids or moon fragments temporarily trapped by ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5: A short visit to Earth’s little temporary moon On September 29 of the year 2024, scientists encounter an asteroid 2024 PT5, which is yet another mini moon temporarily encircled by ...

Beyond their scientific value, these tiny satellites may also hold commercial potential. Because they briefly orbit close to ...

China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.

The Moon Revolution is finally here! The Moons will gather at the asteroid belt and plan their next big move against the planets! Who will come on top? Welcome to SolarBalls! Space animation ...

The team behind the study also compared the newly discovered asteroid’s orbit with that of near-Earth objects, and found that 2024 YR4 likely originated between the inner and central main belt.

Most meteorites that impact the Earth come from the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter's orbits, where over a million space rocks, each more than 0.6 miles wide, circle the sun.

NASA has succeeded in bringing back to Earth a capsule containing samples gathered from an asteroid -- a first for the space agency. The sample return capsule (SRC) from the OSIRIS-REx mission ...