The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

PT5 will orbit Earth briefly from September 29 to November 25, 2024, acting as a mini moon. It was discovered in August 2024 ...

The sun is midway through its life of fusion. It's about 5 billion years old, and though its life is far from over, it will ...

If you were to compare Earth today with the planet 485 million years ago, when would it be warmer? A new research study charting temperatures over nearly half a million years reveals the surprising ...

The grants will fund a total of 25 projects in 14 states, including battleground states such as Michigan and North Carolina, ...

The results, which the researchers call PhanDA, estimate global temperatures over the last 485 million years, going back to ...

A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.

Later this month, an asteroid called 2024 PT5 will be joining Earth's orbit, becoming a mini-moon. The mini-moon will be in ...

The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.

A new study co-led by the University of Arizona and the Smithsonian offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's ...