Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

Earth gained a temporary mini-moon for a period of two months ... Initially captured in an elongated elliptical orbit, the Moon's path gradually became more circular, eventually locking into ...

Whether you're looking for an enchanting escape, a rustic getaway or a full-on outdoor adventure, here are ideal places to plan a mini-moon with your ... s 26-mile Shore Path, which boasts ...

The astrophysicist brothers who identified the asteroid’s “mini moon behavior,” Raul and Carlos ... s gravity and following a horseshoe-shaped path. By the time it returns next year, it ...

(CNN) — A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago.

WASHINGTON — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth ...