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

This May, engineers working on NASA's Europa Clipper discovered a problem with the spacecraft and had to scramble to get it ...

Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, ...

The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe has spotted a habitable planet roughly one astronomical ...

O'Donoghue pays a visit to NCPR's morning news show, Northern Light, to guide us through what to look for in the morning and ...

NASA's Europa Clipper will be exploring whether Jupiter's icy moon Europa could harbor conditions suitable to life. The ...

You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...

Sunrise: 6:48 A.M. Sunset: 6:56 P.M. Moonrise: 9:40 P.M. Moonset: 12:30 P.M. The Moon continues at a decent clip along the ...

( KTLA) — Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a ...

Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 ...

"There's very strong evidence that the ingredients for life exist on Europa, but we have to go there to find out." ...