The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.

An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s ...

He thought these all rock-like creatures were the same. He even thought the aerolite was an asteroid falling from the sky. So, will you help him to know the difference between asteroids, comets, and ...

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a ...

Astronomers have reported that Earth will have two natural satellites for nearly two months, from September 29 to November 25 ...

LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.

Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is keeping a close watch. Two giant asteroids, 2024 RY15 and 2024 RZ21, are set to fly by ...

(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.