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) ...

A small asteroid will be captured by the planet’s gravitational field, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" from 29 September ...

Our new heavenly neighbor will be hanging around for a few months. Unfortunately, you’ll need professional equipment to see ...

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, ...

Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this ...

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

Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...

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 ...

The space rock was first spotted in August by astronomers in Madrid using a powerful telescope located in South Africa.