Earth's gravity has captured a new temporary companion, Asteroid 2024 PT5, which is roughly the size of a bus. The mini moon ...

Scientists aren’t exactly sure whether this asteroid is just a piece of space rock or possibly a chunk of the Moon that was ...

A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...

Earth has temporarily gained a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured in its orbit on September 29, 2024 ...

Chief Meet Earth’s new mini-moon, 2024 PT5. Well, actually, 2024 PT5 is not a “mini-moon” but rather an asteroid that will stick around for 56.6 ...

This week see many special celestial sights, from a bright comet and a solar eclipse to a bright Venus and the possibility of ...

The Earth has a new companion for the next 2 months! A passing asteroid named 2024 PT5 has become gravitationally tethered to ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on ...

" width="1200" height="675" /> On September 29, 2024, Earth will briefly receive a small asteroid known as 2024 PT5 as a cosmic companion. The asteroid will orbit Earth for around 53 days before ...

The Earth’s “Second Moon” will be visible tonight reportedly also in Greece. Its first appearance will be after 22:45 local time. The “Mini Moon” will be in the sky until 18:43 on Friday, November 25, ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon - a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. An astronomer tells whether we ...

Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...