SPACE (KXAN) — Earth is picking up a new moon later this week. This mini-moon is about 33 feet across, the size of a small school bus, and will orbit the Earth from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. “We don’t know ...
The Odysseus lunar lander fired its main engine for six minutes and 48 seconds Wednesday, putting the spacecraft into a 57-mile-high orbit around the moon and setting the stage for a landing try ...
Earth will be "borrowing" an extra moon for nearly two months starting this week. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study ...
Starting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbor: a second moon. From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what ...
The Earth will soon have a second mini-moon this fall. A newly discovered asteroid will orbit the planet starting in late September. Scientists discovered asteroid 2024 PT5 on Aug. 7 through the ...
The Intuitive Machines' Nova-C "Odysseus" lander has delivered its first image from the surface of the moon. Also, see the ...
The Odysseus lunar lander fired its main engine for six minutes and 48 seconds Wednesday, putting the spacecraft into a 57-mile-high orbit around the moon and setting the stage for a landing try ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will attempt an even greater feat — landing on the gray, dusty surface. A ...