The asteroid, named 2024 VK3, will pass Earth at a distance of about 273,000 miles, just further than the moon's 238,900-mile ...
Scientists believe Ryugu formed on the outskirts of the early solar system before migrating in toward the asteroid belt, eventually settling into an orbit between Earth and Mars. The team analyzed ...
A diagram showing the asteroid belt. Jupiter's orbit is also shown, with green dots representing where the Jupiter Trojans are. Jupiter's first discovered Trojan, 588 Achilles, was identified in ...