The year 2026 would begin with a full moon, also a supermoon, and Earth’s closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion. It indicated that the Earth, moon, and sun would be very closely aligned, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have discovered 2025 PN7, a small quasi-moon that mirrors Earth’s orbit around the Sun. (CREDIT: ESA) Earth has just ...

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Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research.Related video ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth is today at aphelion, the point in its orbit at which ...

Earth has just acquired a new best friend in space – a small asteroid named 2025 PN7. Not quite a moon, it has been moving in quiet company with our planet for decades, pacing our planet in nearly ...