Nathan Moore of the Sandia National Laboratories details a possible new method to stop a dangerous asteroid from hitting the earth: a burst of X-rays from a nuclear explosion.

Earth is set to get a new 'mini moon' as a small asteroid approaches our home planet, which was discovered last month.

Our planet is set to gain a second, 'mini-moon' tonight (29 September), which will stick around for a couple of months. It is ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon - a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. An astronomer tells whether we'll be able to see it.

Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth today, it will be ...

Astrologer Lisa Stardust, author of Saturn Return Survival Guide, suggests the mini-Moon might amplify the effects of eclipse ...

A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...

The space rock was first spotted in August by astronomers in Madrid using a powerful telescope located in South Africa.

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will ...

Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, has long intrigued scientists. Since its discovery in 1801 by astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, experts have debated what this giant, crater-covered object ...