April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...

An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet’s orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...

While astronomers eventually ruled out the asteroid as a threat to our planet, it was always the plan for the Webb telescope ...

The asteroid is shaped like a hockey puck and is about the size of a football field in diameter which is about 60m.

THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was ...

April’s full moon, often referred to as the 'pink moon,' will appear smaller than usual this year, making it a 'micromoon.' This phenomenon occurs when the moon is at or near its farthest point from ...

The Lyrids are the product of a comet called C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) that has a roughly 422-year orbit around the Sun; their radiant point, or place in the sky from which they seem to fall, is close to ...

If our cosmic neighbor were to take such a hit from an asteroid of that size, NASA assures that the moon's orbit around Earth would not be altered. The risk to the moon is only part of the reason ...

Sky-gazers observe a micromoon as the celestial object is at or near the farthest point from Earth ... path, according to NASA planetary scientist Dr. Noah Petro. “The moon’s orbit around ...