A new mini-moon the size of a city bus will begin circling our planet and hanging out in our skies until Thanksgiving week.
Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days ...
Earth now has a "mini-moon," or an asteroid in its orbit, which will stick around until 2025. Here's everything to know and ...
October's full moon will have some company this month now that a mini-moon is in Earth's orbit. Here's what you should know ...
Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon — a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. Local educators tell us ...
Mini-moons are incredibly rare, with only a handful of instances ever recorded, including similar events in 1981 and 2022. After its brief visit, 2024 PT5 is not expected to return until 2055. If you ...
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...
Here’s the deal: On Sept. 29 Earth’s gravity snagged a “mini moon” and pulled it into our orbit. This second moon is ...
The Earth has got itself a new moon. The new satellite is temporary: it will leave again at the end of November. And it is ...
Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a second moon this year. This mini moon will loop around our planet from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. This mini moon is actually Asteroid 2024 PT5. It belongs to a ...