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 ...

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 ...

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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Earth will have another moon by the end of October, scientists revealed Monday, as a small asteroid will be captured by our ...

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 ...