The discovery of quasi-moon PN7 has caused a stir on social media. A University of Oregon astronomy professor explains. what ...

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 ...

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

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-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 ...

The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now ...

What is the moon phase today?Today, Oct. 23, 2025, the moon is 2 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 4% illuminated.October 2025 moon phases and datesMoon ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...

Urwerk delivers the Spacemeter, an unusual watch for the avant-garde brand in appearance but as groundbreaking in function as ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disk encircling a large exoplanet. The carbon ...

Astronomers discover ‘Arjuna’, a looping asteroid that has shadowed Earth since the 1960s, moving in sync with our orbit as a ...