A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.

The study titled ‘A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT5 Captured by Earth from September to November’, states: “Asteroid 2024 PT5 ...

On August 7, 2024, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a space object that, for a little ...

It is expected to fly past Earth at a distance of 7,280,000 kilometres, ensuring a safe passage without any threat of ...

The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.

Hera and its two cubesats arrived at their launch site in Florida in early September following a transatlantic flight from Germany, with a stop in Ireland. The mission's launch window opens on Oct. 7 ...

You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...

( KTLA) — Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a ...

Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...