Earth asteroid that had been hidden in the sun’s glare, marking a significant advancement in planetary defense. This discovery is crucial as the asteroid is classified as a ‘planet killer’ due to its ...

For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers now confirm that this small body, named 2025 PN7, is traveling in a special ...

An asteroid may share our annual trajectory around the Sun. This recent discovery raises questions about the complexity of orbital dynamics and the persistence of blind spots in our ...

Earth has one true moon, but there are also several asteroids known as quasi-moons that are in orbit with the sun. A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 PN7, is the seventh confirmed quasi-moon that ...

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 'quasi-moon.' ...

Astronomers have identified 2025 SC79, a new asteroid with a remarkably fast 128-day orbit, placing it among the ...

Astronomers say that Earth is going to get something new in the coming decades. The recently discovered asteroid 2025 PN7 has become Earth's "quasi-moon", orbiting our Earth until 2083. This ...

A newly discovered asteroid just whizzed past Earth, marking the second-closest asteroid flyby on record, astronomers say. The asteroid flew over Antarctica just before 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, about ...

Another asteroid zoomed near Earth's vicinity the next day. An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, zoomed over ...