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

Here’s the deal: On Sept. 29 Earth’s gravity snagged a “mini moon” and pulled it into our orbit. This second moon is ...

It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.

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

Something strange happened when the Earth was gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020: the Moon got substantially ...

To qualify as a mini-moon, an asteroid must be relatively close to Earth, within 4.5 million kilometers, and travel at a ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon — a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. Local educators tell us ...

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet ...

COVID-19 lockdowns impact Earth's climate, causing lunar temperatures to drop in April-May 2020, study reveals.

The space agency is aiming to tackle time discrepancies caused by gravity as Artemis missions prepare for humankind's return ...

Mini-moon will not complete a full orbit. Instead, it will experience a slight gravitational pull from Earth before ...

Earth captured a miniature, "second moon" this past weekend in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, according to NASA ...