Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 PT5 is expected to join Earth’s orbit for two months, before breaking free ...

TOI-1846 b joins a growing catalog of recently discovered super-Earth exoplanets. For instance, earlier in 2025, astronomers identified HD 20794 d, a planet located just 20 light-years away, with ...

Newly discovered Earth-size planet TOI 700 e orbits within the habitable zone of its star in this illustration. Its Earth-size sibling, TOI 700 d, can be seen in the distance.

Scientists have discovered that Earth could have at least six minimoons that we never knew existed. A minimoon is a small ...

An international research team led by the Yunnan Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the discovery of a “super-Earth,” offering fresh clues in the search for ...