The Earth has got itself a new moon.The new satellite is temporary: it will leave again at the end of November. And it is ...

Orbiting our planet in a horseshoe-shape, the moon will eventually return to a heliocentric orbit, which is around the Sun.

Starting this Sunday, stargazers have a unique phenomenon to observe as a school bus-sized asteroid temporarily joins Earth's ...

This fall, the Earth will have a temporary cosmic companion. Astronomers have discovered that a “mini moon" will orbit our ...

Mini moons are just asteroids that get trapped between the Earth and the moon's gravitational pull, so they can't pass us by ...

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

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

This week see many special celestial sights, from a bright comet and a solar eclipse to a bright Venus and the possibility of ...

The Earth has a new companion for the next 2 months! A passing asteroid named 2024 PT5 has become gravitationally tethered to ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on ...

The Earth’s “Second Moon” will be visible tonight reportedly also in Greece. Its first appearance will be after 22:45 local time. The “Mini Moon” will be in the sky until 18:43 on Friday, November 25, ...