Earth and the moon are seen from a distance of about 3.9 million miles in an image captured by the Galileo spacecraft. (NASA) By Jaweed Kaleem. Staff Writer Follow. Sept. 19, 2024 3 AM PT .

Earth’s mini-moon will only be around for two months. This miniature moon is projected to be in Earth’s orbit between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25, the AAS report says.

The moon and Earth may be more different than previously thought, challenging existing models for how the moon formed, a new study finds. Earth originated about 4.5 billion years ago, and previous ...

For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still close enough to ...