But asteroids aren't inherently menacing. They're just ancient objects, formed early in our solar system's history, that ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

Our new heavenly neighbor will be hanging around for a few months. Unfortunately, you’ll need professional equipment to see ...

A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily become a "mini-moon" this autumn, ...

On Sept. 29, the Earth will temporarily get a second moon. A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit before being released ...

Our new heavenly neighbor will be hanging around for a few months. Unfortunately, you’ll need professional equipment to see ...

Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this ...

Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will ...

Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us for years. Now, it has become close enough to be pulled in by our gravity ...

This means you will not be able to see this mini-moon with the naked eye. You likely won't be able to see it with a telescope ...