Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the “God of Destruction,” will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029. Although the risk of ...
The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.
A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.
PT5 will orbit Earth from September 29 to November 25, before breaking free from the planet's gravitational pull.
Discovered on July 27 by the ATLAS Sky Survey, 2024 ON has captured the interest of both scientists and space enthusiasts ...
"Primordial black holes do not live in the solar system. Rather, they’re streaming through the universe, doing their own thing. And the probability is, they’re going through the inner solar system at ...
PT5 could be anywhere between 16 to 138 feet across, potentially larger than the asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, ...
In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial ...
Watching for changes in Mars' orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter, according to researchers.
Watching for changes in the Red Planet’s orbit over time could be a new way to detect passing dark matter. MIT physicists ...