The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...
NASA announced that an asteroid will begin to orbit Earth as a "mini-moon" for nearly two months beginning September 29.
In a rare occurrence, the Earth is going to capture an asteroid in its orbit, making the asteroid a mini-moon.
When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a ...
2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.
Although this mini-moon cannot be seen by the naked eye – it is just 10 ... These Lagrangian points, sometimes known as ...
The small asteroid named 2024 PT5 will become a temporary mini moon of Earth from September 29 to November 25, 2024. While ...
Earth is expected to briefly acquire a temporary companion—a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 which will behave as a ‘mini moon.
For nearly two months this year, Earth’s moon will have company — a second moon. Technically, it isn’t a second moon, but ...
The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.
Scientists aren't sure if 2024 PT5 is an asteroid. At roughly 10 meters in length, 2024 PT5 is difficult to spot without a ...