Earth has a number of mini-moons and quasi-moons. Mini-moons are objects that orbit our planet. But they make for fickle fans: They tend to swing around Earth for only a matter of months. One example ...

Much as we may treasure and proclaim our independence, we actually live in a protective bubble called the heliosphere.

Every year, the moon, Earth's reliable celestial companion for 4.5 billion years, is getting 1.5 inches away. The distance to ...

Astronomers discover asteroid 2025 PN7, earth's latest quasi-satellite, revealing insights into planetary dynamics and ...

From the night of September 7 to the early morning of September 8, 2025, a spectacular total lunar eclipse will occur, ...

That may be about to change: NASA is preparing a brand new mission that will travel 1 million miles away from Earth in order to map the boundaries of the heliosphere, offering clues to scientists ...

A small asteroid has been quietly following Earth’s orbit for decades—unseen, unbothered and, until recently, completely ...

An international research collaboration has used advanced computer simulations to investigate how faint radio signals from ...

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...