Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected ...

The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the ...

The cooling from atmospheric dust from this bombardment also explains other evidence suggesting a period when our planet was ...

Earth has captured asteroids and pulled them into orbit with its gravity before, but often these space rocks fly by without ...

Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple months.

NASA announced that an asteroid will begin to orbit Earth as a "mini-moon" for nearly two months beginning September 29.

NASA's DART mission in 2022 dramatically altered an asteroid's orbit, potentially sending debris toward Earth and Mars, ...

( KTLA) — Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a ...

John Wheeler is Chief Meteorologist for WDAY, a position he has had since May of 1985. Wheeler grew up in the South, in ...

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...