No, it’s obviously the Earth’s famous second moon. Asteroids generally do one of three things when they get a but too close ...
Officially named asteroid 2024 PT5, this object entered Earth’s orbit on September 29, 2024, and will remain nearby until ...
While Earth’s primary moon boasts a diameter of 2,159 miles, 2024 PT5 is comparatively minuscule. To put it in perspective : ...
A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...
Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...
A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...
It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...
Beginning Sunday, Earth's skies will soon have a temporary visitor. On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost ...
When the world woke up on Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth had an extra moon. 2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a space ...
Earth's orbit just got a bit more crowded. A second moon joined the Earth's orbit on Sunday, September 29 th. The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is ...
Credit: Carlos de la Fuente Marcos / Raúl de la Fuente Marcos graphic Asteroid 2024 PT5, which is making a complete spin every hour, has flown partially around Earth since Sept. 29 and will make ...