Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend ...

A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily ...

The mini-moon, nicknamed 2024 PTS, will orbit the Earth in a horseshoe pattern before the gravity of other objects in our ...

Earth will have an extra moon for a couple of weeks this fall, and it may return for a second round in a few decades. A ...

As November draws to a close, 2024 PT5 will be released from Earth's gravitational embrace. It will then resume its journey ...

Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...

In a rare astronomical event, Earth is set to capture a temporary moon between September 29 and November 25. The new addition ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

Earth is set to have a second “mini moon” for just under two months. The lunar companion will be in Earth’s orbit from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. A mini moon is an object from space that is temporarily ...

“Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini ...

This temporary celestial guest, mini moon, might just be bright enough to be clearly observable from the Earth using telescopes.

This story was updated to add new information. The Earth will soon have a second mini-moon, although it will be a brief visit. Scientists wrote about the mini-moon and its anticipated orbit around ...