Our descendants will — at some time in the future — almost certainly need to deflect an asteroid. But it's possible that in some scenarios a nuclear blast would be necessary. Especially if we ...

Beginning Sunday, Earth's skies will soon have a temporary visitor. On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost two ...

This autumn, Earth will briefly welcome a new visitor. A small asteroid is set to be caught by the planet's gravitational field, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" from September 29 to November 25 ...

Beginning Sunday, Earth's skies will soon have a temporary visitor. On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5 is making a brief visit to Earth’s orbit, becoming a temporary “mini-moon” this autumn. Starting from September 29 to November 25, 2024, the asteroid will be ...

LOS ANGELES -- Earth's moon will soon have some company - a "mini moon." The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on ...

NASA has issued an important update today about a notable cosmic event. A massive 300-foot asteroid, comparable to the size of a building, is set to pass near Earth. However, scientists reassure ...

An asteroid called 2024 PT5, which normally orbits the sun as part of the Arjuna asteroid belt, was captured in Earth's orbit on Sunday, according to astronomers' projections. Astronomers expect ...

A visitor from space is about to join our planet for a brief visit - and become a ‘second moon’. An asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, will become a ‘mini-moon’ of Earth for a few weeks, orbiting our planet ...