A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

New research shows that volcanoes erupted on the far side of the moon billions of years ago, mirroring activity on the near ...

Scientists first caught sight of the mini-moon while observing an asteroid named Polymele, near the outskirts of the solar system. NASA says that the asteroid is around 17 miles along its widest axis.

Astrophiles will welcome the peak illumination of the Beaver Moon this mid-November. Here's the date of the full moon in ...

The Beaver Moon, the last supermoon of the year, will share the celestial stage with the dazzling Leonid meteor shower.

New research confirms volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon billions of years ago. Researchers analyzed lunar ...

October has been a stellar month for celestial events, with comets, a mini-moon, the Draconid meteor shower and the recent supermoon. And now comes the Orionid meteor shower. The Orionid meteor ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Did you hear about our little “mini moon”? No, this is not a couple of newlyweds planning a little mini honeymoon. This is an astronomical event which is described as ...

While the moon may be "super" this month, Earth will also, incidentally, have a mini-moon orbiting it until Nov. 25. "2024 PT5", as it's called, is only 33 feet long and won't be visible to the ...