"The commonly quoted average distance of 384,400 kilometers, or 238,855 miles, is a good approximation," said Craig Hardgrove ...

The first piece of the Euclid space telescope's map of the universe is crammed with 14 million galaxies and 100 million ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will be dazzled this week as the closest—and largest—supermoon of the year graces the skies.

Your orbit is 60X130 nautical miles.' We all looked out the window but we didn't see any moon. All we saw was black velvet sky. And then we rotated the spacecraft around 180 degrees and there ...

It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Earth's "mini-moon" is here to stay for a couple of months.

Update, Oct. 9, 2024: A link to a map of asteroid 2024 PT5’s orbit around the sun was added. There may be a new bright comet in the night sky, but this weekend Earth also has a new moon.

It takes the moon about 27 days to orbit the Earth. What makes it go round? It is the gravitational attraction of the Earth ...

Skywatchers: The supermoon on Oct. 17 is the closest moon's orbit to Earth this year and will appear huge and bright in the ...

This “mini-moon” emerged from an asteroid named 2024 PT5, officially joining Earth’s orbit on Sept. 29. The asteroid was ...

A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...

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 guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay ...