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 next space rock that will earn that distinction, asteroid 2024 PT5, was first detected on August 7 using the Asteroid ...

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 ...

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

Sunday's event, known to astronomers as an occultation, is part of a series of such events of the moon engaging with this ...

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

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

Earth is getting a second moon! Yes, you read that right. From September 29 to November 25, "mini-moon"—an asteroid— will ...

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