Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won't be making an impact. Instead, it'll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini-moon, and it will stick around to ...

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Earth will have an extra moon for a couple of weeks this fall, and it may return for a second round in a few decades. A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to be pulled into orbit around the ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a second moon this year. This mini moon will loop around our planet from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. This mini moon is actually Asteroid 2024 PT5. It belongs to a group ...

Viral social media posts claim Earth is getting another moon for a short period of time. “Earth is set to temporarily obtain another moon on September 29th. The asteroid known as a ‘mini-moon’ is ...

Planet Earth is bidding farewell to a "mini moon," a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5, which has been trailing Earth for two months and will leave on Monday, drawn away by the sun’s stronger ...

The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon ...

Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact. Instead, it’ll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini-moon, and it will stick around to ...