Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month.

PT5 could be anywhere between 16 to 138 feet across, potentially larger than the asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, ...

While short mini-moon events are relatively common, longer capture episodes are rare, occurring only about once every 10 to 20 years. Stargazers will need a telescope to catch a glimpse of this ...

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Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be ...

The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...

Earth will have a second “mini-moon” in addition to its regular lunar companion for about two months starting on Sept. 29, ...

Earth's gravity will interrupt asteroid 2024 PT5's 372 day trip around the Sun, making it a temporary satellite.

Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. By Nov. 25, the mini-moon is expected to break free of Earth ...