However, after taking a closer look, it turns out the moon — which is actually just an asteroid named 2023 FW13 — is not orbiting the Earth at all. It’s actually orbiting the sun.

NASA has issued an alert regarding asteroid 2013 FW13, which will make a close flyby of Earth on September 18, 2024. The asteroid measures around 510 feet in diameter and will pass at a distance ...

The asteroid, called Asteroid 2013 FW13, was discovered in March 2013 by astronomers in Hawaii, and its next close approach is set for March 27, 2026 when it will come within almost 16 million ...

Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured asteroid 2023 BU when it less than 40,000 km (25,854 mi.) away from Earth on Jan. 26, 2023. It’s closest approach to Earth was about ...

Scientists have discovered a new asteroid, 2023 FW13, that orbits the Sun alongside Earth. This celestial body, approximately 50-feet in diameter and located nearly 14.4 million kilometers from ...

The asteroid, which has been dubbed as 2023 FW13, has been termed a “quasi-moon” or “quasi-satellite" by the experts. The asteroid has been classified as a "quasi-moon" because it has been orbiting ...

Asteroid 2023 TV3 reportedly flew approximately 51,000 miles away (~82,000 km) from Earth; estimated to be about 10.6 meters wide (35 feet).

But in February 2023, that asteroid, called 2011 AG5, harmlessly jetted past Earth at a distance of 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers). That's five times the distance from the Earth to the ...

An asteroid the size of a house is due to soar past Earth today, coming twice as close to our planet as the moon's orbit. This asteroid, named 2023 RR5, is estimated to be around 20 feet in ...

An excellent Asteroid Day 2023 webpage has been created by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, filled with teachable moments, student activities and educator guides on asteroids and comets.

Asteroid 2023 LZ is roughly 20 meters, so this was a great find by Pan-STARRS2 and the scientists on that project. Now it will continue on its trajectory shown above, taking it farther away from ...

However, 2023 FW13 is different as data collected by astronomers indicates that it has been orbiting the Sun since 100 BC, or for more than 2,000 years. To put that into perspective, 100 BC was ...