The final hurdle for Tsuchinshan-ATLAS to surmount will come on the afternoon of Sept. 27, when it arrives at perihelion — the closest point in its orbit to the sun.

A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.

The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.

The gigantic asteroid 2024 ON, about the size of a blue whale, will fly close to Earth next Tuesday, missing our planet by ...

The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.

A possible bright comet, a southern hemisphere solar eclipse, and a half-dozen meteor showers (including one that might be a ...

Earth is set to welcome a "mini moon" at the end of September, giving the planet two moons. But the tiny asteroid will only ...

Leonid meteor showers will be visible starting about 11 p.m., with the best displays expected just before dawn and peak on ...

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When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid the size of a skyscraper is set to zip past Earth on September 17, according to NASA.

During the summer months the Milky Way is visible across the sky, and late summer evenings entertain visitors with meteor showers ... include Swoop Antarctica, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Silversea ...