Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...

WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...

Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and ...

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on ...

When scientists discovered water and a chemical compound common in RNA on a rock from the asteroid Ryugu, astronomy fans and ...

In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative ...

Only two hours after being detected, an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere and slammed into the Pacific Ocean, seemingly ...

This moon is actually an asteroid called 2024 PT5. WFUV’s Avery Loftis spoke with Kat Troche, the Amateur Astronomers Association Vice President of Operations, about this orbiting asteroid.

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped ...

Reports carried by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration say 2024 PT5 — a near-earth asteroid about 30 meters ...

Something’s not quite right about the moons of Mars. They are too small — Phobos is 17 miles across, and Deimos is a mere ...

It looks like the mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5 hails from our true moon and, thus, from Earth! Earth's "second moon" won't be sticking around for Thanksgiving, but just as many of us will on ...