An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...
You can see the astroid, named 2024 PT5, for a short time before it heads on its way.
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...
A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months.
A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be ...
The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. By Nov. 25, the mini-moon is expected to break free of Earth ...
Starting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbor: a second moon. From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what ...
This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion years ...