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 ...

On its way back to Earth, the Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft unlocked from the International Space Station on Monday morning, ...

Autumn brings longer, cooler and clearer nights. Summer’s bright constellations and dense star clouds of the Milky Way give ...

( 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 ...

But what is this second moon and, more importantly, will it have any impact on your astrological sign? Here’s the deal, ...

Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 ...

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

While short mini-moon events are relatively common, longer capture episodes are rare, occurring only about once every 10 to 20 years. Stargazers will need a telescope to catch a glimpse of this ...

Watching for changes in the Red Planet’s orbit over time could be a new way to detect passing dark matter. MIT physicists ...

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.