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 ...

Back in 1966, the Soviet Luna 9 mission became the first spacecraft to soft land on the Moon and send back images of the ...

2025 PN7 is a small, dim asteroid that appears to orbit Earth, according to EarthSky. Believed to be a piece of the moon that ...

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

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of an asteroid orbiting the sun alongside Earth, much like the potential new ...

A newly identified “quasi-moon” is being described as a second moon in Earth’s orbit, and it could stay there for decades.

Earth's orbit is about to have a visitor, according to reports published by the Institute of Physics. The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered in August, along with its calculated trajectory to become the ...

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research. The newly ...

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without ...

Interest in the moon has been high—just in the past two years there have been 12 attempts to send missions to the moon, nearly half of which private companies undertook. With so much activity, it's ...