Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.

Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but ...

Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins ...

These short-lived moons offer key research opportunities, especially in the fields of asteroid mining and space exploration.

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 ...

A so-called “mini moon” that’s been orbiting Earth for the last couple of months is about to disappear off into our solar system again. The near-Earth asteroid, officially called 2024 PT5 ...

Planet Earth is going separate ways from an asteroid that has spent the last two months floating along as a "mini moon" - with the space rock moving away on Monday. This departure is due to the ...

(Photo by Naomi Baker - The FA via Getty Images) The Earth is severing ties this week from a space object that’s become known as a "mini moon." Earth only has one natural moon, of course ...

asteroid close to Earth). After just under two months in orbit, it's time to say goodbye to an asteroid that became Earth’s temporary mini-moon. Having entered into an orbit of Earth on Sept.

Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s ...