The next quasi-satellite in the solar system now has an official name. Cardea is a companion of the Earth and was discovered more than 20 years ago.

O ne of Earth’s seven quasi-moons has just got a new name: Asteroid 2004 GU9 is now known as Cardea, one of the Roman deities of doors and thresholds with a particular focus on hinges.

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...

Look to the sky – and ask Bulldog nation for support – and one of Earth's quasi-moons gets a cool new name, thanks to ...

UGA sophomore Clay Chilcutt won a contest to help name one of Earth's quasi-moons. In May 2024, the radio show Radiolab and ...

Clayton Chilcutt had never heard of a quasi-moon before his intro astronomy course at UGA. Then he won a worldwide contest to name one of Earth's curious celestial neighbors.

1, per Space.com. "I came across Cardea, and when you read the description, it just sounds celestial," Chilcutt, an ...

A global contest to name a space rock orbiting Earth concluded Monday — and a student and teacher at Oʻahu's Castle High ...

The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions.

The United States House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday, giving local law enforcement and ...

The Moon is one of nature's wonders, but to photograph it successfully you first have to understand it. Although astrophotographers specializing in the Moon usually photograph it through a powerful ...

Something rare is happening in the skies in the next few days — a black moon. This rare celestial event is due to an unusual calendar alignment: two new moons in one month. The first occurred ...