The Earth has a second moon? Not exactly, though social media would have you believe it. Earth has only one true natural satellite – our 2,159-mile-wide moon located approximately 239,000 miles away.
Update for Oct. 21: Due to cloudy weather, this livestream was rescheduled for Oct. 24, beginning at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT). Two comets, C/2025 A4 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN), are about to reach ...
Earth has one true moon, but there are also several asteroids known as quasi-moons that are in orbit with the sun. A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 PN7, is the seventh confirmed quasi-moon that ...
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not just a visual spectacle but also a scientific treasure. As the third such interstellar ...
NASA confirms asteroid 2025 PN7 has been orbiting in sync with Earth for 60 years and will stay until 2083 ©Image Credit: Flux 1.1 AI image generator / GEEKSPIN Earth just got a new tag-along in space ...
Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to ...