Between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 2024, an asteroid from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population will be briefly pulled into orbit ...

The asteroid is likely about 37 feet (11 meters) in diameter, but more observations and data are needed to confirm its size, said lead study author Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, a researcher on the ...

The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.

It’s an exciting time for astronomy enthusiasts as Earth will temporarily get a second moon for almost two months. A recent ...

Asteroid PT5 was discovered on August 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System and was observed by a team in ...

The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

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

The Earth is getting a temporary "mini-moon" for about two months starting later this month. The mini-moon—that's the ...

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

Sadly, at just about 10 meters, the mini-moon will be extremely hard to see from Earth, but its presence will be there ...

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...

Earth will soon have a second moon, but it will be nothing like the one we're accustomed to seeing in the night sky. The new "mini-moon" will be asteroid 2024 PT5, a space rock discovered earlier this ...