There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long.
It's thought the asteroid will circle Earth until the end of November, before moving on to other parts of the Milky Way.
Earth's moon soon won't be the only orbiting body in the sky. 'Mini-moon' asteroid 2024 PT5 will soon be here.
Earth will get a "new moon" this weekend when, on Sunday (Sept. 29), it captures the asteroid 2024 PT5, claiming it as a very ...
The Franklin Institute's chief astronomer Derrick Pitts on the second moon orbiting Earth through November, Orion's ...
Though referred to as a mini-moon, 2024 PT5 won't complete a full orbit around Earth. Instead, it will be a “temporarily ...
Earth will capture a miniature, “second moon” this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny ...
DALLAS — Beginning Sept. 29, Earth will have a new celestial neighbor— a temporary "mini-moon." What scientists think is an ...
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.
For a short time, dear Luna has a friend. The asteroid 2024 PT5 spans just 33 feet (10 meters) and won’t even orbit Earth ...
A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep ...