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 ...

Marcos explained to Space.com that this asteroid is usually part of the Arjuna asteroid belt, a secondary asteroid belt composed of objects that circle the sun in orbits very similar to that of Earth.

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 asteroid sample was then divided up among various groups of scientists around the world, paving the way for an array of tests that might uncover evidence of microbial life on the material.

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 ...

Last year, stunned researchers found two organic compounds that are essential for living organisms in samples of the distant asteroid. The discovery supported the theory that perhaps space rocks ...

Over the past few weeks, you’ve might have heard somewhere that Earth was about to get a second moon. Now it’s confirmed, Earth has two moons just after capturing asteroid 2024 PT5. Last September 29 ...

A stadium-sized asteroid, 2006 WB, will pass Earth at a safe distance of twice the Earth-Moon distance on November 26. Traveling at 9,400 mph, this near-Earth object will allow astronomers to ...