Simply put, the moon is useful in a way that no other astronomical object is. That's because it's the nearest, most easily ...

The 2022 NX1 asteroid joined Earth's orbit in 1981 and 2022, according to BBC News. Unlike the moon, the asteroid 2024 PT5 won't be visible to the casual stargazer because of its size.

The Moon used to be much closer to Earth and has been slowly moving farther away over time. Their calculations show that as it moved outward, it would reach a configuration where the orbit "sort ...

The moon, by comparison, is around 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) away from Earth. Referred to as "city killer," the asteroid - which measures between 40 and 100 meters (131 to 328 feet) in ...

Our Moon may not be the largest in the solar system, but it's size does give it one unique property. It's by far the largest moon in comparison to its planet. The diameter of the Moon is roughly a ...

The roughly 15-foot-wide (4.6 meters) asteroid, designated 2024 XS2, will make its closest approach to Earth for the next 10 years tonight at 9:47 p.m. EST (0247 GMT on Saturday, Dec. 7).

(For comparison: The moon orbits Earth at an average distance of about 238,900 miles, or 384,500 km). House-sized asteroid will pass within 72,000 miles of Earth on May 21 ...

Depending on how forceful the impact is, bits of the Moon could be ejected into space. Some of those fragments might get ...