A “killer asteroid,” large enough to decimate Baltimore and the surrounding areas, may be heading toward Earth at this very ...

Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...

A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

Have you ever worried about the moon getting lonely in its terrestrial orbit? Well, worry no more. The moon has found a friend!

NEW YORK-- The 2024 TCS New York City Marathon took more than 50,000 runners from all over the world on a tour of the five boroughs Sunday. Here's a look at the winners, as runners completed the ...

Earth welcomed asteroid 2024 PT5 as a temporary moon. 2024 PT5, 37 feet wide, is leaving Earth's orbit in November. Scientists study mini-moons like 2024 PT5 to improve tracking.

On September 29, 2024, something unusual happened in our cosmic neighborhood. Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. That’s right… as of today, November ...

It was a dishwasher-size capsule filled with bits of ancient asteroid—priceless matter from ... the pair of faulty fasteners in January 2024. Just two months later, scientists began their ...

The asteroid's orbit also brings it close to Earth, making it easier to return the sample. 5.4 grams is not a large sample, but it’s large enough to reveal the nature and history of asteroid Ryugu.

Frank Sinatra once sang, “Fly me to the moon,” but now anyone on Earth can ask “Which moon do you want to go to, Frank?” ...