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

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.

Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...

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

NIU STEAM launch to the WNIJ studio, and they brought their telescopes, to answer if Earth really has two moons.

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?” ...

LignoSat, developed by Japanese researchers, will be released into orbit about 250 miles above the Earth from the ...

It's a big month for astronomers, as a major meteor shower sparks up the night and the "comet of the century" nears Earth.

See NASA rover's spectacular photos of a "potato eclipse" on Mars as its "asteroid moon" Phobos transited across the sun's ...

When it first appeared in September, the comet seemed favorable. An outburst brightened the cosmic snowball, making it appear larger than average Kreutz fragments. Predictions for the comet had it ...