Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, ...
The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...
The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.
Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a ...
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...
Hera and its two cubesats arrived at their launch site in Florida in early September following a transatlantic flight from Germany, with a stop in Ireland. The mission's launch window opens on Oct. 7 ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...
The visiting moon is technically an asteroid known as 2024 PT5, and was initially spotted Aug. 7 by NASA’s Asteroid ...
A small asteroid, 2024 RW1, burned up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines after being discovered hours earlier by astronomers in Arizona. The green fireball and orange tail lit up the sky, ...