Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon — a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. Local educators tell us ...

Researchers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) say they discovered a “mini moon”, using equipment at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SALT) in Sutherland in the ...

This month, Earth will briefly gain a second moon, a small asteroid known as 2024 PT5. You'll need some special equipment to ...

Today, Antoine Griezmann plays as a striker or attacking midfielder for Atlético de Madrid, and has decided to turn the page ...

Fear not – mini-moons are not as rare an occurrence as readers may think. The paper references 2022 NX 1, for instance, which ...

To qualify as a mini-moon, an asteroid must be relatively close to Earth, within 4.5 million kilometers, and travel at a ...

Discover the recent phenomenon of Earth's new 'minimoon' 2024 PT5 and its temporary capture in Earth's gravitational pull!

Mini-moon will not complete a full orbit. Instead, it will experience a slight gravitational pull from Earth before ...

Earth's natural satellite—the moon—is currently welcoming a temporary “mini-moon” named 2024 PT5. What is the mini moon? Why ...

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

Earth’s orbit has temporarily welcomed a second moon. Discovered by NASA scientists in early August, the mini-moon, 2024 PT5, ...

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet ...