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.
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.
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.
Though referred to as a mini-moon, 2024 PT5 won't complete a full orbit around Earth. Instead, it will be a “temporarily ...
A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-bus-sized space rock won't ...
A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be ...
Earth is about to gain a temporary companion in space – a mini-moon known as 2024 PT5. This near-Earth asteroid NEA) is ...
“Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini ...
Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...
Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after ...
You might not be able to see it without a powerful telescope, but Earth will get its own mini-moon for 57 days this fall as a ...
A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to briefly orbit the Earth between September 29 and November 25.