But asteroids aren't inherently menacing. They're just ancient objects, formed early in our solar system's history, that ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

On Sept. 29, the Earth will temporarily get a second moon. A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit before being released ...

A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily become a "mini-moon" this autumn, ...

This month, our planet will have an atypical guest, a small temporary moon in the form of an asteroid called 2024 PT5. While ...

Earth is about to have a temporary visitor a "mini moon", though much smaller than its regular one. This mini moon is ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will ...

AN ASTEROID is expected to be hooked into Earth’s orbit tomorrow night, acting a second ‘tiny moon’ for the next two months.

Earth is about to acquire a rare, temporary companion. A small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will orbit our planet for two months ...

When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will be temporarily trapped by our planet’s gravity and orbit the globe — but only for ...

Earth has gained a new "mini-moon" after an asteroid, named 2024 PT5, entered its orbit. The asteroid has been trailing Earth ...