Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...

( KTLA) – A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit — sort of. Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” the object ...

In the outer reaches of the Solar System, beyond the ice giant Neptune, lies a ring of comets and dwarf planets known as the ...

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet ...

Any time you see a headline about an asteroid heading towards the planet, you can relax. Big and small asteroids fly by Earth all the time.

Earth acquired a temporary mini moon, 2024 PT5, detected by astronomers. NASA will monitor its path, as it orbits for nearly two months before departing in late November, with a potential return in ...

Astronomers from Penn State University trying to figure out the origin of our planet's moon are now claiming that the moon was essentially stolen by the ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has very long orbital period, nearing Earth just once every 60,000 to 80,000 years Hongkongers might be able to catch a glimpse of a comet this month, the Observatory has said. Chung ...

Scientists found a previously hidden massive asteroid crater in the Atlantic Ocean. Did two asteroids wipe out the dinosaurs?

You may have heard about Earth's "mini moon." It arrived in Earth's orbit this past weekend and is expected to keep our moon some company for about two months.

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, a cosmic traveler last seen when Neanderthals and mammoths roamed the Earth. The comet, ...

Triple star systems can have mind-bending physics. All three objects orbit the system's center of mass, which usually results ...