Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by Earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before returning to its normal orbit ...

Earth will soon have a visitor — and not of the extraterrestrial kind. Astronomers found a small asteroid that will orbit our ...

Earth is about to get a temporary companion as an asteroid known as "2024 PT5" will become a "mini-moon" starting on 29. Discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in South Africa ...

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...

Research suggests Earth might have once boasted a spectacular ring similar to Saturn's, formed from an asteroid breakup ...

Earth may have sported a Saturn-like ring system 466 million years ago, after it captured and wrecked a passing asteroid, a new study suggests. The debris ring, which likely lasted tens of millions of ...

Ever since the invention of the telescope, humans have looked to the planet Saturn in awe of its magnificent system of rings.

Tonight’s larger-than-average moon will appear to have a “bite” missing.

A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet's climate ...

The search for a suspected meteorite has started after a bright fireball was seen travelling over the East Midlands. The ...