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 ...

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

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

This celestial visitor, dubbed a "mini-moon," was first detected on August 7 by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert ...

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

Starting this Sunday, stargazers have a unique phenomenon to observe as a school bus-sized asteroid temporarily joins Earth's ...

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 ...

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 ...

A mini-moon is an asteroid or space rock that enters Earth’s orbit and acts like a second, much smaller moon for a short time ...

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

From September 29 to November 25, Earth will have two natural satellites. In addition to the Moon, asteroid 2024 PT5, also ...