This “second moon” will temporarily enter our planet’s orbit on September 29 and remain there for nearly two months. First spotted by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System ...

This is not the first time a near-Earth object has come close to our planet, and “mini moon” phenomena are relatively common, researchers say. Could a ‘new star’ appear in the sky this summer?

A whole population of 'minimoons' - tiny natural satellites - may be quietly circling near Earth, scientists now believe, after discovering a second Moon-origin rock drifting close to our planet ...

In the real world, this is how our original Moon helps generate tides. So, the second moon would amplify the effect. Causing peak tides that would be 6 times higher, eroding shorelines and ...

A Black Moon is not an official astronomical term but there are two common definitions for the term according to Time and Date: The next black moon will occur on Aug. 23, 2025, as per the second ...

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good ... Thus it never truly became a second moon to the Earth. The asteroid is only the second one ever discovered to have lunar origins; scientists ...

In our oceans, the moon’s gravity pulls more strongly on the near side of Earth, producing a bulge; inertia from Earth’s rotation produces a second one to balance the first. Instead ...

“I’m excited that our re-attempt to the moon is approaching,” he told a press conference. The second mission would follow ispace’s first touchdown attempt in April 2023, which failed in ...