In just over one week’s time, Earth will gain a new celestial companion that will stay for two months in the planet’s ...

PT5 will orbit Earth briefly from September 29 to November 25, 2024, acting as a mini moon. It was discovered in August 2024 ...

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

Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...

A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.

The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.

Starting from September 29, 2024, Earth's gravity will capture a small asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a temporary "mini-moon" that will orbit the planet for about two months until November 25 ...

A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be ...

Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, ...

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

The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.