Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5 is making a brief visit to Earth's orbit, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" this autumn. Starting from September 29 to November 25, 2024, the asteroid will be ...

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.

Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...

A visitor from space is about to join our planet for a brief visit - and become a ‘second moon’. An asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, will become a ‘mini-moon’ of Earth for a few weeks, orbiting our planet ...

Earth will capture a new mini-moon called 2024 PT5 from September 29 to November 25, 2024. The asteroid, approximately 10 meters wide, will complete one orbit around Earth before resuming its ...

Earth's orbit just got a bit more crowded. A second moon joined the Earth's orbit on Sunday, September 29 th. The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...