On Jan. 2, the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid ... a term of art that reflects ...

The asteroid 2024 PT5 was probably the result of an earlier object’s collision with the moon.CreditCredit...Tony Dunn Earth often encounters drifting objects, including asteroids or meteoroids ...

Originating from the Arjuna asteroid belt, a collection of space rocks that share similar orbits with Earth, 2024 PT5 did not complete a full revolution around our planet. Instead, its path was ...

This year, the draw is going to be a beautiful art and space trail, with the main attraction being a glimmering set of asteroid-sized moon rocks in Piccadilly Circus to shine on during the evenings of ...

By Josephine Sedgwick The fair, with 77 exhibitors, is a mini-museum, featuring arts, antiquities and design objects, from old masters to art jewelry. By Walker Mimms The National Gallery in ...