Scientists aren't sure if 2024 PT5 is an asteroid. At roughly 10 meters in length, 2024 PT5 is difficult to spot without a ...

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

Image source: Tryfonov/Adobe This asteroid passing Earth isn’t the only cosmic event we’ll be ... If you have a properly ...

Earth is about to get a temporary companion as an asteroid known as "2024 PT5" will become a "mini-moon" starting on September 29. Discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in ...

2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...

The surprise discovery of asteroid 2024 RW1, mere hours before it hit Earth harmlessly this week, may have you wondering whether we are at risk of larger space rocks coming out of nowhere and ...

For 57 days, our planet will have two moons as the 2024 PT5 asteroid gets caught in Earth’s gravity and whirled around in our ...

29 and Nov. 25 before escaping Earth's gravity. Yet despite this 57-day close flyby of our planet, the asteroid will be hard to spot as it's just 33 feet (10 meters) wide. Our planet occasionally ...