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 ...

It is the Hunter's Moon, the full moon of October 2024, and the third supermoon. What is a Mini-Moon? Earth's Mysterious ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...

The final supermoon of 2024 appears on Thursday, with smartphone photography tips such as using a tripod, RAW mode, and apps ...

The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

This, they believe, is a mini-moon, a miniature satellite akin to our own lunar object. And, because it’s so small, astronomers say the chances of us seeing this tiny satellite from Earth were ...

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured footage of our planet and the moon, set ...