Earth gained a temporary mini-moon for a period of two months, but the origin story of our very own Moon remains a mystery. For decades, scientists believed the Moon formed from debris after a ...

Earth's Mini-Moon refers to the asteroid 2024 PT5 that entered Earth's orbit in late September 2024 and will temporarily ...

An asteroid known as 2024 PT5—and nicknamed the "Mini Moon"—will orbit Earth alongside the moon from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. See ...

PEORIA ( 25News Now) - It’s not every day earth gets a new companion in space, but for the next couple of months, that’s ...

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 ...

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

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 ...

No need for farewells, 2024 PT5 may drop in again in 2055 Everybody be on their best behavior: Earth has a visitor. 2024 PT5 ...

Here’s the deal: On Sept. 29 Earth’s gravity snagged a “mini moon” and pulled it into our orbit. This second moon is ...

Orbiting our planet in a horseshoe-shape, the moon will eventually return to a heliocentric orbit, which is around the Sun.

Mini moons are just asteroids that get trapped between the Earth and the moon's gravitational pull, so they can't pass us by ...