Europe's Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA's DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch ...

A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...

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 is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

was first detected on August 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), funded by NASA. ATLAS is a ...

NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as ...

(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named ...

Experts say the small asteroid will start its trek around our planet in late September but doesn't pose any threat.

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...