Earth will have a second “mini-moon” in addition to its regular lunar companion for about two months starting on Sept. 29, ...
The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from ...
Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be ...
(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
PT5 will orbit Earth briefly from September 29 to November 25, 2024, acting as a mini moon. It was discovered in August 2024 ...
Late this month, Asteroid 2024 PT5 will be passing so close that it will temporarily join Earth as what some are calling a ...
A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.
An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini-moon," according to astronomers.