The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...
A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be ...
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...
In just over one week’s time, Earth will gain a new celestial companion that will stay for two months in the planet’s ...
Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, ...
The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...
A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months.
The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.
When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a ...