Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

So O'Donoghue made an animation to demonstrate what's going on. It shows how Earth and the moon will move over the next three years. The distance between Earth and the moon is not to scale in the ...

When the dark side of the Moon is facing Earth we cannot see it. This is called a new moon. As the Moon continues to orbit Earth we can see more and more of the lit side. At various stages in its ...

When the dark side of the Moon is facing Earth we cannot see it. This is called a new moon. As the Moon continues to orbit Earth we can see more and more of the lit side. At various stages in its ...

A new animation depicts that process ... back and forth creates friction around Earth's tidal bulge, which pushes the moon outward and makes its orbit larger. That's why researchers look to ...

Asteroid 2024 CY1 flew about 75,500 miles (121,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock is about 16 feet (8 m) wide. Credit: ...

Earth is set to play host to a “mini-moon” this week, as a small asteroid – about the length of a double-decker bus – enters the planet’s orbit. The temporary guest, called 2024 PT5 ...

For the next two months, the moon will have a temporary companion in its orbit around the Earth. A small asteroid, called a “mini-moon,” will partially circle the Earth before returning on an ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 1:21 a ...

the 2022 NX1 asteroid became a mini-moon in 1981 and again in 2022. So don’t worry if you miss this one - scientists predict 2024 PT5 will also return to Earth’s orbit again in 2055.