It’s an exciting time for astronomy enthusiasts as Earth will temporarily get a second moon for almost two months. A recent ...

Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, ...

The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.

On August 7, 2024, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a space object that, for a little ...

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...

Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the ...

An asteroid, pulled into Earth’s orbit, is sometimes known as a ‘mini-moon.’ You’ll need a telescope to view it.

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...

A tiny asteroid will begin to orbit Earth starting Sept. 29 and will essentially act as a mini-moon, according to a new study ...

Earth will soon have a second moon, but it will be nothing like the one we're accustomed to seeing in the night sky. The new "mini-moon" will be asteroid 2024 PT5, a space rock discovered earlier this ...

When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a ...