Quasi-Moons: Asteroids in Disguise Quasi-moons earn their name because, from our perspective on Earth, they seem to behave ...

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

It is only half as wide as the USA and is smaller than our moon. The solar system contains hundreds of dwarf planets, including Ceres, which can be found in the asteroid belt. Asteroids are made ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.

Locating moon-sourced asteroids may allow researchers to study samples from deeper in the moon, which would otherwise be difficult to extract. Also, "if a lunar asteroid can be directly linked to ...