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

A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...

On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample. Four days later, it ...

Later this month, an asteroid called 2024 PT5 will be joining Earth's orbit, becoming a mini-moon. The mini-moon will be in ...

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

An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as ...

On September 22, our satellite passes in front of the famous star cluster M45 in a rare, breathtaking event, producing ...

Half Moon Bay High School is hosting Woodside High School at 7:00 p.m. PT on Friday, September 20. Get full access to live ...

No, the Earth has captured asteroids in the past, temporarily acting as mini-moons. In 2006 and 2020, two other celestial ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The moon found a place we could clearly see and turned on the brightness. Mike Stevens takes in Tuesday ...

April may be the poet’s cruelest month but September surely is Chicagoland’s most gorgeous. This year’s edition has been a ...