Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, ...

The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25. Researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente ...

Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the ...

So, this is the situation that Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, from the Complutense University of Madrid, discovered for 2024 PT5. The asteroid has been fairly close to ...

South Africa,” researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos explained in their research. In their September study, the researchers also noted, “Earth can regularly ...

So, this is the situation that Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, from the Complutense University of Madrid, discovered for 2024 PT5. The asteroid has been fairly close to Earth ...

“This particular object will undergo this process (becoming a lunar entity) starting next week,” lead author Carlos de la Fuente Marcos of the Complutense University of Madrid told Space.com ...

Astronomers have reported that Earth will have two natural satellites for nearly two months, from September 29 to November 25 ...

Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raul de la Fuente Marcos, the authors of the study, explained that near-Earth objects (NEOs) that approach the planet at close range may undergo “mini-moon” events in ...