Earth is set to play host to a “mini-moon” this week, as a small asteroid – about the length of a double decker bus – enters the planet’s orbit. The temporary guest, called 2024 PT5, is ...

Currently, the moon's orbit around Earth is tilted by about 5 degrees with respect to our planet's orbit around the sun. However, previous research suggested that when the moon was born, its orbit ...

It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our skies until Nov. 25 before returning to the solar system. Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons.

The spacecraft successfully entered into a halo orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1) at 4pm India time (10.30am GT) on Saturday, prime minister Narendra Modi announced.