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

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Over the weekend, a small asteroid entered what will be a nearly two-month orbit around our planet.

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 got itself a new moon.The new satellite is temporary: it will leave again at the end of November. And it is ...

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

This fall, the Earth will have a temporary cosmic companion. Astronomers have discovered that a “mini moon" will orbit our ...

This means you will not be able to see this mini-moon with the naked eye. You likely won't be able to see it with a telescope ...

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

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

Asteroid 2024 PT5 entered Earth orbit Monday & will exit the planet’s gravity on 25 November. It will travel in a ...

Mini moons are just asteroids that get trapped between the Earth and the moon's gravitational pull, so they can't pass us by ...

Earth will have a temporary “mini moon” for two months. The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus.