NASA is moving forward with an ambitious vision to place a radio telescope on the far side of the Moon, in a remote lunar ...

Over time, it cooled and clumped into a single massive body—the moon. That impact didn’t just create a satellite; it helped define Earth’s structure, tilt, and rotation. Clues about this ...

By Becky Ferreira For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still ...

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...

Earth and the Moon are forever locked in a gravitational embrace that has played a critical role in determining the fate of both worlds. Although they have grown more distant since their formative ...

The Earth has parted ways with a tiny "mini moon" that had orbited our planet for two months — at least until it swings back around for another visit two months from now. Intriguingly ...

Planet Earth is bidding farewell to a "mini moon," a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5, which has been trailing Earth for two months and will leave on Monday, drawn away by the sun’s stronger ...

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

"That's cool." The company is developing a project in Spain dedicated to monitoring cislunar space, the region around Earth and the moon. Its purpose is to increase astronomers' statistical ...

Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe ...

The Earth will be getting a second moon that’ll hang around for a few months, and I don’t even want to know what sort of astrological mess this is going to create. According to a study ...

Earth is getting a second moon, a mini-moon asteroid called 2024 PT5, on September 29. This asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid belt will follow a horseshoe path around Earth for 57 days.