Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...

November's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will be the last supermoon of the year, and you can catch it next week.

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

The Beaver Moon, the next full moon and last supermoon of 2024, will light up Michigan skies in mid-November. Here's what to ...

As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense departed its homeworld, it looked back to Earth to show the moon orbiting around ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 1:21 a ...

Find out more about Laika, Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova and the moon landing: history of the space race, don't miss it.

Scientists have developed a new method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons. Importantly, the new ...

A supermoon occurs when the moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter than usual. Supermoons occur because the moon’s orbit is elliptical, meaning its ...