On August 7, 2024, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a space object that, for a little ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
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, ...
Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...
An asteroid will pass so close to Earth on Sept. 29 that it will temporarily be captured by gravity and be our planetary ...
For nearly two months this year, Earth’s moon will have company — a second moon. Technically, it isn’t a second moon, but ...
The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months. For the next two months, an ...
2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.
A mini-moon will orbit the Earth in a horseshoe pattern for about two months from September 29 to November 25.
Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...
In a rare occurrence, the Earth is going to capture an asteroid in its orbit, making the asteroid a mini-moon.
A tiny asteroid will begin to orbit Earth starting Sept. 29 and will essentially act as a mini-moon, according to a new study ...