Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...

This connection to our moon is further strengthened by spectral analysis, which shows that 2024 PT5's chemical composition ...

The “mini moon” that’s been tagging along in Earth’s orbit for the past couple of months is departing on Monday, but not ...

"Current research favors its rapid rotation with a rotational period under one ... Concentric circles against a black ...

Pumping an unimaginable amount of groundwater out of the earth is why Earth has tilted over two dozen degrees, a study found.

As Americans joke, the «second moon» of the Earth did not stay for Thanksgiving, but visited the «family» the day before. Scientists have confirme ...

For a brief moment, Earth has been graced by a second moon—asteroid 2024 PT5—a celestial visitor that won’t be staying long.

Children’s books usually show a moon rising at night, but the moon rises in the sky at night only half of the time. The rest ...

Asteroid 2006 WB, about 100 meters wide, will pass by Earth on November 26 at a safe distance of 2.3 lunar distances. This ...

due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four ...

The tides also gradually slow down Earth’s rotation, a phenomenon known as tidal ... During a solar eclipse, the moon passes ...