A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our moon. Its ...

That’s 19.5 times the distance to the Moon. What kind of asteroid is 2023 DZ2? “Dizzy” is an Apollo-class asteroid, which means its orbit crosses the path of Earth’s orbit around the Sun.

The asteroid is estimated to have a diameter of more than 7,500 feet across. '2011 UL21 is quite large and falls into the category of Apollo asteroids,' SETI Institute shared. 'Named after the ...

It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids, named for the gigantic 1862 Apollo asteroid first discovered by prolific German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in 1932. Images from Nasa’s Solar System ...

This asteroid, which is about 0.6 miles/1 kilometer in diameter), is an Apollo-type asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1. 17 Jan. 2022.

Asteroid 2024 XS3, a small Apollo asteroid, safely passed Earth at a distance of 3.3 million kilometers on December 18, 2024. This close approach provided astronomers with a valuable opportunity ...

The asteroid measures approximately 160 feet in diameter and is classified as an Apollo asteroid, a group named after 1862 Apollo, first discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s.

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later.

According to Science Reference, 2020 XR is categorized as an Apollo-Class Asteroid, an object “whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth.” NASA defines any object that is larger than 150 metres ...

CLPS is what brought Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander to the Moon in February 2024, marking the first U.S. Moon landing since Apollo ... mission is an ambitious asteroid sample return ...