It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

The first mini-moon—and a fake one The first known mini-moon was called 1991 VG.It arrived in late 1991 and left in early 1992, and like 2024 PT₅ it was around 10 meters in diameter. In 2002 ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

Scientists first caught sight of the mini-moon while observing an asteroid named Polymele, near the outskirts of the solar system. NASA says that the asteroid is around 17 miles along its widest axis.

While all this has been happening, the cherry on top is the fact that Earth actually has another "mini-moon" that's been caught in orbit since September 29th. Now let's forget all that and focus ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

Earth will be hosting a "mini-moon" starting this weekend. Also sometimes called a "second moon," the small asteroid will rotate Earth for several months. The existence of the asteroid ...

WASHINGTON — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth ...

October has been a stellar month for celestial events, with comets, a mini-moon, the Draconid meteor shower and the recent supermoon. And now comes the Orionid meteor shower. The Orionid meteor ...

The Earth Is Getting a New Mini-Moon Now, scientists from NASA and the University of Arizona have done just that. They’ve been poring over eight years of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance ...

While the moon may be "super" this month, Earth will also, incidentally, have a mini-moon orbiting it until Nov. 25. "2024 PT5", as it's called, is only 33 feet long and won't be visible to the ...