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 ...
2025 PN7 is a small, dim asteroid that appears to orbit Earth, according to EarthSky. Believed to be a piece of the moon that ...
THAT’s NO MOON - Earth doesn’t just have one moon; sometimes, it has a companion satellite or “mini-moon.” Discovered on August 2 and reported in September, this is not breaking news. Asteroid 2025 ...
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 ...
Technically, it's not a real moon. It's what scientists call a quasi-moon—a space rock that doesn't orbit Earth directly but ...
On October 24, 2025, the Moon reaches perihelion—its closest point to the Sun in its orbit. Interestingly, this happens on ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Editor's note: The September 2025 total lunar eclipse put on a spectacular show, dazzling stargazers with a mesmerizing display of orbital mechanics that briefly turned the moon blood red as Earth's ...
An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images We're approaching the end of this lunar cycle, and the moon is nearly completely out of view. We're on day 27 of the lunar ...
The cycle lasts around 29.5 days, and happens as the Sun lights up different parts of the moon whilst it orbits Earth. Cool, right? Keep reading to see where the moon is as of Sept. 26 in the lunar ...