The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...
It’s an exciting time for astronomy enthusiasts as Earth will temporarily get a second moon for almost two months. A recent ...
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...
Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...
Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...
The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.
Earth will soon have a visitor — and not of the extraterrestrial kind. Astronomers found a small asteroid that will orbit our ...
"Asteroids that fail to escape Earth's gravity and end up orbiting the planet for a time are referred to as mini-moons," The ...
"You may say that if a true satellite is like a customer buying goods inside a store, objects like 2024 PT5 are window shoppers!" ...
For 57 days, our planet will have two moons as the 2024 PT5 asteroid gets caught in Earth’s gravity and whirled around in our ...
The Earth has had mini-moons before this one. The researchers stated in their publication that there were two mini-moon events in 1981 and 2022. The researchers mentioned that they anticipate the ...