A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.

This year, a small asteroid will start to orbit Earth, giving us a second moon for roughly two months. The asteroid was found ...

They—you—are making parts and assemblies that will play vital roles in delivering fearless souls to the stars and beyond. You ...

A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.

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It’s an exciting time for astronomy enthusiasts as Earth will temporarily get a second moon for almost two months. A recent ...

On August 7, 2024, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a space object that, for a little ...

The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.

Traditionally, eclipse maps have been constructed from the assumption that the Moon is a perfect sphere and that all ...

NASA has introduced an innovative approach to studying the lunar surface: shooting miniaturized spectrometers into the moon’s ...

You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...

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