The newer mapping method takes elevation on Earth and the moon’s topography into consideration. NASA has developed a process ...

It's called a Harvest Moon because it traditionally provided farmers with more time to pick their crops. Here's what else to ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily orbit Earth as a “mini-moon” for nearly two months starting ...

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...

Once in a mini-moon. You won't be able to see the 2024 PT5 asteroid when it hitches a ride in the moon's orbit of Earth starting today — not with your average backyard telescope — but that doesn't ...

China has taken a step forward in its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 – unveiling the specially designed spacesuit its crew will don for what’s expected to be a landmark mission ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth today, it will be ...

The partial lunar eclipse winked out part of the moon as the Earth orbited between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow.