In a fascinating cosmic event, Earth has temporarily captured a mini-moon, an asteroid now caught in Earth's gravitational pull. Named 2024 PT5, this tiny space rock was first spotted by astronomers ...
From September 29 to November 25, Earth will have two natural satellites. In addition to the Moon, asteroid 2024 PT5, also ...
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.
Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny ...
The Franklin Institute's chief astronomer Derrick Pitts on the second moon orbiting Earth through November, Orion's ...
For the next two months, we're probably going to see a second moon, which is as rare a phenomenon as any.
A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to be pulled into orbit around the Earth between September 29 and November 25, becoming a temporary "mini-moon." This passing space rock was first ...
Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...
The mini moon is actually an asteroid ... a full orbit. On Nov. 25, it will part ways with the Earth and continue its solo trajectory through the cosmos. It's expected to pass by again in 2055.
There's a new moon ... the Earth's gravity between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25, and will travel in a horseshoe shape while in orbit. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. The asteroid ...