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An extra moon may be orbiting Earth — and scientists think they know exactly where it came from
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, which orbits alongside our planet as a 'minimoon,' may have...
Minerals are in short supply on Earth. This startup wants to mine asteroids
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWith minerals in short supply on Earth, private companies such as California-based AstroForge and...
Earth's weird 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa is a fragment blasted out of big moon crater
SPACE.com· 20 hours agoEarth's "quasi-moon" was likely blasted away from the actual moon relatively recently in the solar...
Earth has a ‘seconds Moon’ as scientists identify lunar crater where it once lay
The US Sun· 1 day agoKamo’oalewa was discovered in 2016 after a group of scientists from around the world came together...
Scientists Say Something Seems to Have Broken Off the Moon at This Crater
Futurism via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA team of astronomers believes near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, a space rock between 130 and 328...
Computer model helps support theory of asteroid Kamo'oalewa as ejecta from the moon
Phys.org· 2 days agoA small international team of planetary scientists has found evidence supporting the theory that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa ...
Companies offer proposals for Apophis asteroid missions
SpaceNews· 19 hours agoThere is zero chance that the asteroid will hit Earth either in the 2029 flyby or subsequent flybys into the next century, but the close approach is of ...
Apophis Probably Isn't Coming to Earth in 2029, But What If It Gets Nudged by Another Asteroid?
Sci Fi Wire· 4 days agoDodge Peterson (Steve Carell) works for an insurance company, he has a wife and a life, and all of...
Explore NASA's Best Photos of the Year
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoNASA is a proud boomer that loves posting a good photo album. The space agency released 100 of its best 2023 photos on flickr, which go through the...
The Lyrids meteor shower is peaking. Here's how to enjoy it with a bright moon
NPR· 3 days agoThe agency says the data helps them better understand objects floating in space near the Earth and...