The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.

A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...

Later this month, an asteroid called 2024 PT5 will be joining Earth's orbit, becoming a mini-moon. The mini-moon will be in ...

The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

A n asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s ...

An asteroid is headed towards Earth ... naked eye at night is around 6.5 and a 12-inch telescope can see objects with a magnitude of around 16 or 17. That means amateur astronomers are going ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit ... professional astronomers," Marcos told the outlet. "A telescope with a diameter of at least 30 inches plus a CCD or CMOS detector are ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily orbit Earth as a “mini-moon” for nearly two months starting ...

Earth will have a second “mini-moon” in addition to its regular lunar companion for about two months starting on Sept. 29, ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited ... telescopes used by professional astronomers," Marcos told the outlet. "A telescope with a diameter of at least 30 inches plus a ...