Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...

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

The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.

An Arjuna asteroid, discovered in August, will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.

The gigantic asteroid 2024 ON, about the size of a blue whale, will fly close to Earth next Tuesday, missing our planet by ...

But ATLAS reports this upcoming mini-moon is likely to be a real asteroid, which is simply defined as a small, rocky object that orbits the sun. Amateur astronomer Tony Dunn posted a simulation to ...

This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion years ...

Artist's impression of an asteroid in orbit around the Sun. © DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine Starting at the end of September, Earth ...

An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s likely to become trapped in orbit and become a mini-moon.

This temporary moon will take the form of asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered on August 7, 2024. Measuring around 33 feet in diameter, this asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity from ...

NASA reported that the asteroid dubbed “2024 ON” will pass ... visit NASA’s Small-Body Database at ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Tonight’s full moon is a Harvest supermoon, with a partial lunar ...

For instance, one such space rock 2022 NX 1 was a short-lived “mini-moon” in 1981 and again in 2022. The asteroid 2024 PT5 as the name suggests was only discovered last month by scientists ...