A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

Earth gained a hidden second moon over the weekend, although it is set to disappear in several weeks. Nearing the end of ...

Have you ever worried about the moon getting lonely in its terrestrial orbit? Well, worry no more. The moon has found a friend!

Earth welcomed asteroid 2024 PT5 as a temporary moon. 2024 PT5, 37 feet wide, is leaving Earth's orbit in November. Scientists study mini-moons like 2024 PT5 to improve tracking.

On September 29, 2024, something unusual happened in our cosmic neighborhood. Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. That’s right… as of today, November ...

This phase of the moon is a great time for stargazing since the bright side of the moon faces away from Earth and won’t overshadow celestial bodies and events. Of course, clouds and other weather ...

Frank Sinatra once sang, “Fly me to the moon,” but now anyone on Earth can ask “Which moon do you want to go to, Frank?” ...

But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our skies until Nov. 25 before returning to the solar system.

A city-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth this October and it is set to make its closest approach on October 27. Known as 1036 Ganymed, it is one of the largest near-Earth asteroids with a ...

The four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew 8 returned to Earth Friday morning, following an eight-month stay at the International Space Station that was extended by technical problems with Boeing's ...

The SpaceX Crew-8 capsule returned to Earth on October 25, but Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore stayed put on the ISS. Here's why. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose ahead of ...