Earth flybys of two massive asteroids, 2024 SD3 and 2024 SR4, on October 3, 2024. While posing no threat to Earth, their proximity offers astronomers a unique opportunity for study.

If you were hoping to see the “mini moon,” you’ve probably been disappointed. But experts say the asteroid was an important ...

The European Space Agency is proceeding with preparations for the launch of an asteroid mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 even though the rocket remains grounded after an upper-stage anomaly on its ...

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas), a long-period comet with an 80,000-year orbit, will be visible in October 2024.

The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is known as 2024 PT5. This solar rock has entered the gravitational pull along with the moon and will briefly orbit earth.

Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...

NASA’s ACS3 mission shows the space agency’s commitment to solar sail technology. What does the future of solar sails look ...

Astrobiologists have wondered if simple, microbial life could exist on Ceres, the closest frozen ocean world to Earth at an ...

"The Voyager 1 spacecraft took 35 years to leave the sun’s magnetic influence. It’s traveling one million miles each day. At ...

Earth's Mini-Moon refers to the asteroid 2024 PT5 that entered Earth's orbit in late September 2024 and will temporarily circle the planet until Novem ...

This month, Earth will briefly gain a second moon, a small asteroid known as 2024 PT5. You'll need some special equipment to ...