2017 Ye5

Finding a life partner, someone to spend your days with while you circle the sun, is hard. Now scientists have discovered a rare perfect match: Asteroid 2017 YE5, originally thought to be solo, is actually a double asteroid

An asteroid that made a close approach to Earth last month is actually two objects orbiting each other, reveal new observations by three of the world''s largest radio telescopes.

On June 21, the asteroid 2017 YE5 made its closest approach to Earth for at least the next 170 years, coming to within six million kilometres of Earth.

Finding a life partner, someone to spend your days with while you circle the sun, is hard. Now scientists have discovered a rare perfect match: Asteroid 2017 YE5, originally thought to be solo, is actually a double asteroid

An asteroid that made a close approach to Earth last month is actually two objects orbiting each other, reveal new observations by three of the world''s largest radio telescopes.

On June 21, the asteroid 2017 YE5 made its closest approach to Earth for at least the next 170 years, coming to within six million kilometres of Earth.