On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

At right top (steps 1–2) is the sidereal lunar cycle: The time it takes the Moon to complete an orbit (360°) around Earth is 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, and 11.5 seconds.

The 2024 PT5 "mini-moon" asteroid will soon be in Earth's orbit. Here's everything you need to know about this celestial event.

Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena. What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon - Los Angeles Times ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...

2024 PT5 will make a horseshoe-type orbit around the Earth. The study dubbed it a "temporarily captured flyby," meaning this mini-moon is not expected to complete a full revolution around Earth.

'Goodbye Earth, hello moon': What Blue Ghost lander has been up to in NASA mission The lander, named Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit.

The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September.. An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a ...

The point in the moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth is called perigee, often referred to as a "supermoon." At perigee, the moon is approximately 224,000 miles (360,000 km) from Earth.

On October 9 the propulsion module raised its lunar orbit from 150 km to 5,112 km, and four days later it burned its engine again to begin exiting lunar orbit. In its new orbit around Earth, the ...

What is Earth's 'second moon'? Scientists discovered asteroid 2024 PT5 on Aug. 7 through the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, a NASA-funded program. The tiny asteroid will orbit the ...