The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...
In August 2025, Pan-STARRS Observatory made a breakthrough discovery by detecting a quasi-moon in Earth's orbit.
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Did you know nearly 17,500 satellites have been launched since 1957? Or what about the fact that more than 10% of those ...
Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary companions. These "quasi-moons" are small asteroids that enter into a kind ...
"The planet gets in the way from the point of view of any one spacecraft, so we had to spread them around the planet to look everywhere all at once." On Wednesday (Aug. 13), NASA announced that the ...