The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

Earth will have a second moon orbiting the planet when it grabs a tiny astroid in its gravitational pull later this month, ...

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...

But the universe is throwing things for a loop by introducing a “second moon” for the next two months. In reality, it’s ...

The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.

For nearly two months this year, Earth’s moon will have company — a second moon. Technically, it isn’t a second moon, but ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

Between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 2024, an asteroid from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population will be briefly pulled into orbit ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

Earth will get a second moon, but only for a couple of months. Here's everything you need to know about this cosmic ...