As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

Quasi-moons are not real moons and don't actually orbit the Earth, although they sometimes appear to do so for short periods of time, Phil Nicholson, professor of astronomy at Cornell University, told ...

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the ...

A full moon will occur Monday evening, Oct. 6, in Washington state. October's full moon is known as the Harvest Moon, and it's also one of three "supermoons" that will occur before the end of the year ...

October’s full moon is a supermoon, treating Californians to a dazzling view in which the moon will appear especially large and bright. This month's moon is known as the Harvest moon (but this name ...

When is the next full moon? November's full moon, nicknamed the Beaver Moon, rises on Wednesday, November 5. The moon turns full at precisely 8:19 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to Time and Date. It ...

An animation of an asteroid's close approach to Earth has garnered considerable interest in recent times, largely due to its ...

The US doesn’t currently have much ability to monitor what’s going on in the space around the Moon. An effort by the Air ...

Earth only has one true moon, but astronomers have identified a handful of asteroids they call "quasi-moons" because they appear to mimic the moon's behavior.