Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

Earth captured a miniature, "second moon" this past weekend in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, according to NASA ...

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

The mysteries of the universe are beyond imagination. Earth, the only planet in our solar system known to support life and ...

The arrival of 2024 PT5 offers astronomers anopportunity to study a celestial object that is rarely seen up close.

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5 is making a brief visit to Earth's orbit, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" this autumn. Check ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 from the Arjuna group is set to appear as a mini-moon near Earth tonight. Measuring only 10 meters in diameter, it will be observabl ...

This autumn, Earth will briefly host a new visitor—a mini moon named 2024 PT5. Captured by Earth’s gravity from September 29 ...

Earth has got a rare second moon. The 2024 PT5 asteroid, which zipped past Earth on Sunday (September 29), is set to orbit ...

Near-Earth objects (NEOs) that move in horseshoe-shaped paths can come close to our planet at low speeds. During these times, ...

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