Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month.

During an equinox, places around the globe experience nearly equal amounts of daytime and nighttime. The second occurrence ...

Researchers at MIT suggest that the microscopic "primordial black holes" could be blasting through our solar system at least ...

Astronomers have reported that Earth will have two natural satellites for nearly two months, from September 29 to November 25 ...

While short mini-moon events are relatively common, longer capture episodes are rare, occurring only about once every 10 to 20 years. Stargazers will need a telescope to catch a glimpse of this ...

LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.

The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.

It's an asteroid, a big one, and the Earth's gravity is going to "capture" it on Sept. 29. And hold it until Nov. 25. How does NASA know exactly how long our visitor will stay? Hint: There is a lot of ...

An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s ...

From late September until late November this year, a “mini-moon”, called 2024 PT5 by the astrologers who spotted it ...

Earth is about to gain a new "mini-moon," but it won't stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, ...