Detected by astronomers at the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, the asteroid, temporarily designated C0WEPC5, is expected to enter Earth’s atmosphere around 11:15 am ET (1615 GMT), ...
Imagine that, for billions of years, you're a grain of material unbothered on asteroid Ryugu. All of a sudden, a spacecraft flies down, shoots you with a pellet to kick you up, and collects you ...
Over the past few weeks, you’ve might have heard somewhere that Earth was about to get a second moon. Now it’s confirmed, Earth has two moons just after capturing asteroid 2024 PT5. Last September 29 ...
Scientists examining a rock sample from outer space thought they’d hit the jackpot recently when they discovered that it was teeming with life. But they soon learned that the microbes actually ...