On October 17, 2024, there will be a unique celestial event that has sparked some curiosity, even though it won't be visible ...

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Earth goes around the Sun in an almost circular orbit. But not everything is lined up perfectly. Here's why it affects how we tell time.

New computer-driven techniques allow eclipse calculations to consider the sun’s radius and the topography of the moon and ...

NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...

Earth has a new “mini-moon” after an asteroid has joined our ... Then it will stay on its new orbit around the Sun. Mini-moons happen when an asteroid slowly approaches Earth in such a way ...

A small asteroid is set to be captured by Earth's gravitational pull, temporarily becoming a "mini-moon." This object will orbit the planet from September 29 to November 25 before escaping again.

Earth will likely get another satellite, a mini-moon, tomorrow for two months ... a jumble of space rocks that orbit the sun close to Earth. This is not the first time mini-moons have been ...