Earth has temporarily gained a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured in its orbit on September 29, 2024 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 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 ...

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

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

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