"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

The Moon looks like it orbits us every 29 days due to our planet’s own movements, but the Moon actually takes 27 days to complete its orbit 7. Like the Earth, the Moon has a core, mantle, and crust ...

The 2024 PT5 "mini-moon" asteroid will soon be in Earth's orbit. Here's everything you need to know about this celestial event.

In the 2022 movie "Moonfall" (Lionsgate, released on Feb. 4), a mysterious force ejects the moon from orbit and propels it on a collision course toward Earth, with a planet-smashing impact looming ...

The moon’s orbit of Earth follows what scientists call an elliptical path, shaped more like an oval than a circle. So while we can’t see the moon spinning, we can see it change in size.

The moon, Earth’s closest neighbor, is among the strangest planetary bodies in the solar system. Its orbit lies unusually far away from Earth, with a surprisingly large orbital tilt.

The moon, Earth's closest neighbor, is among the strangest planetary bodies in the solar system. Its orbit lies unusually far away from Earth, with a surprisingly large orbital tilt. Planetary ...

Viewed from Earth, the orbit around the moon's poles will trace out a huge ellipse, carrying CAPSTONE within about 1,000 miles of the north pole before sailing out to a point roughly 43,500 miles ...

A mini moon, nicknamed 2024 PTS, is set to orbit the Earth from September 29 to November 25, orbiting in a horseshoe pattern before being pulled away by other objects in our solar system. The rock ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

What is Earth's 'second moon'? Scientists discovered asteroid 2024 PT5 on Aug. 7 through the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, a NASA-funded program. The tiny asteroid will orbit the ...

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the ...