Earth is getting a second moon, a mini-moon asteroid called 2024 PT5, on September 29. This asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid belt will follow a horseshoe path around Earth for 57 days.

Earth has a new moon — a mini-moon to be exact — as a small asteroid performs a loop around our planet over the next two months. Back in early August, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...

This Sunday at 3:54 p.m. Eastern Time, Canadians under clear skies will be able to watch a thin sliver of the moon as it heads toward the western horizon, setting at just after 6 p.m.

The last time we had a mini-moon was in 2022. Asteroid 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon for a few months that year and is believed to have previously been captured by Earth in 1981. We also had another ...

Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon By: Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press Posted: 8:01 AM CST Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 Last Modified: 9:10 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months.