The sun's gravity will pull the moon farther away from Earth than it's been in over five years on Nov. 19, though it'll be ...

For the past 60 years, Earth has had a secret companion in space—a quasi-moon that has been sharing our planet’s orbit around ...

Earth has picked up a new traveling companion – an asteroid named 2025 PN7 that now moves through space in step with us. This ...

Earth will be "borrowing" an extra moon for nearly two months starting this week. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Earth has one true moon, but there are also several asteroids known as quasi-moons that are in orbit with the sun. A newly ...

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun. When you purchase through links ...

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published in ...

A new celestial discovery has astronomers buzzing: a small space rock, quietly trailing Earth for decades, has been confirmed ...