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 ...

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

When the world woke up on Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth had an extra moon. 2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a space ...

The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

“Skywatchers can see the next full moon, the Beaver Moon, on November 15, starting at 4:29 p.m. EST. This moon is extra ...

The one in August was 224,917 miles away. September’s was 222,131 miles away. A partial lunar eclipse also unfolded that ...

October's supermoon came in closer by about 2,800 miles, marking it as the nearest of 2024. This year has featured a series ...

November's Beaver Moon will appear in the sky next to the gorgeous Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven Sisters." ...

The year's fourth and final supermoon shines next to the spectacular 'Seven Sisters' stars this week. Here's how to see ...