In a spectacular cosmic event, Earth is about to get a "second moon" this fall. An asteroid passing through the Earth will be pulled by its gravitational force. This “second moon” will ...

Starting in late September, Earth is going to have a second moon for two brief months ... news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your ...

Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a celestial ...

In our oceans, the moon’s gravity pulls more strongly on the near side of Earth, producing a bulge; inertia from Earth’s rotation produces a second one to balance the first. Instead ...

A whole population of 'minimoons' - tiny natural satellites - may be quietly circling near Earth, scientists now believe, after discovering a second Moon-origin rock drifting close to our planet ...

The moon is the largest object floating through space around Earth, but it's not the only ... where he's calling it "second moon." Here's the best picture we have of this tiny, rocky "moon ...