Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
NASA to track asteroid close approach in January
NASA will track Asteroid 2025 PT5 on its next close pass by Earth in January 2025 the agency said on Wednesday NASA plans to use its Goldstone Solar ...
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Earth will capture 'second moon' this weekend, scientists say
NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" comes in the ...
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Can you see Earth's new 'minimoon' with the naked eye?
On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet ...