For almost two months, from 29 September to 25 November, Earth will have two natural satellites, astronomers have announced.

The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.

It's an asteroid, a big one, and the Earth's gravity is going to "capture" it on Sept. 29. And hold it until Nov. 25. How does NASA know exactly how long our visitor will stay? Hint: There is a lot of ...

An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s ...

From late September until late November this year, a “mini-moon”, called 2024 PT5 by the astrologers who spotted it ...

Earth is about to gain a new "mini-moon," but it won't stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, ...

SHAPIRO: Writing this month in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, scientists estimate the asteroid is 33 feet long - about the size of a bus. And sorry, backyard ...

Scientists have proposed a fascinating new idea: Earth may have once possessed a ring system, akin to that of Saturn. These ...

A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months.

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...