Astronomers believe our "mini-moon" originated from the Arjuna asteroid belt. SCIEPRO via Getty Images After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” ...
29 from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which follows a similar orbital path around the sun as the Earth. Now, as the asteroid is set to depart from view, evidence is suggesting it was visiting its ...
The majority of asteroids are located in the main asteroid belt, which circles the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. There are billions upon billions of asteroids in the roughly 92 million-mile-thick ...
Supported by relevant research on ecosystem and on national space strategies, our research at Oxford Space Initiative argues that four key elements are critical in the early days of these initiatives: ...
This discovery is particularly interesting because it suggests that the Arjuna asteroid belt, where 2024 PT5 normally resides, might contain many other pieces of our moon that were ejected during ...
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $4.9 billion ($4.4 billion in principal and $470 million in ...
Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it’s one of nearly 40,000 near-Earth objects (NEO), which is not even the most exciting. Lowell Observatory astronomer and ...
Chief Executive Officer A Sreenivas chaired a meeting today with officers from the Urban Environment Division to review the progress of green belt development undertaken by colonisers and private ...