A private space exploration company based in Japan, ispace, wants to see people living on the moon by 2040. They have plans ...

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a ...

Are there other mini-moons with similar compositions orbiting Earth ? ・What can these objects tell us about the history and evolution of the Moon ? ・How common are temporary captures of lunar ...

"Mini-moon" events are when pieces in space like an asteroid or floating pieces of space junk temporarily participate in orbiting the Earth with some completing a full revolution. In order to be ...

For the next two months, an unusual object about the size of a bus will be orbiting above our heads. Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid ...

Later this month, the earth will briefly ... to its home in an asteroid belt orbiting the sun, so between September 29 and November 25, Earth will have both a moon and a mini-moon.

According to the Associated Press, the mini moon is an asteroid about the size of a school bus. It was first spotted coming this way in August and is now orbiting Earth. Turns out, events like ...

For the next two months, an unusual object about the size of a bus will be orbiting above our heads. Say hello to Earth’s temporary new "mini-moon." From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid ...

The Moon orbiting Earth is a good example of how the Hill sphere radius works. The Earth orbits around the Sun, but the Moon is close enough to Earth that Earth’s gravitational pull captures it.