The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

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PT5 could be anywhere between 16 to 138 feet across, potentially larger than the asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, ...

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While short mini-moon events are relatively common, longer capture episodes are rare, occurring only about once every 10 to 20 years. Stargazers will need a telescope to catch a glimpse of this ...

LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.

You can see the astroid, named 2024 PT5, for a short time before it heads on its way.

It's so big, this newly discovered asteroid is said to become a "mini-moon" before it escapes back into orbit around the sun again. Those watching from afar say it could be as large as 138 feet in ...

An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s ...

From late September until late November this year, a “mini-moon”, called 2024 PT5 by the astrologers who spotted it ...