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

#post_excerpt_only A small asteroid named 2024 PT5 is making a brief visit to Earth's orbit, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" this autumn. Check details.

Earth has temporarily gained a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured in its orbit on September 29, 2024. This "mini-moon," measuring around 37 feet in width, will orbit the ...

2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a space rock smaller than a planet, orbiting the Sun, that was pulled into ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

2024 PT5 will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.

The internet has been buzzing about a so-called "mini-moon." Here's what we know about 2024 PT5 and if it will be visible.

A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 in its orbit.

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's orbit.

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long. Here's what to know.

The 'mini moon' that has been tagging along near Earth’s orbit for past couple of months departs Monday and probably came from our actual moon.

NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...