(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
Experts say the small asteroid will start its trek around our planet in late September but doesn't pose any threat.
An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s ...
A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 in its orbit.
Later this month, an asteroid called 2024 PT5 will be joining Earth's orbit, becoming a mini-moon. The mini-moon will be in ...
The Earth is getting a temporary "mini-moon" for about two months starting later this month. The mini-moon—that's the ...
Between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 2024, an asteroid from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population will be briefly pulled into orbit ...
A mini-moon will orbit the Earth in a horseshoe pattern for about two months from September 29 to November 25.