Earth has a temporary, tiny companion. While not quite a "mini moon," since it will never be captured by Earth's gravity, ...

Astronomers are gearing up to study an asteroid that will revisit Earth in 2025. It is about 33 feet wide and will come quite ...

Brian Hackney reports on the possible origins of Earth's recent "mini-moon" that is preparing to depart our orbit.

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Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.

Earth captured asteroid 2024 PT5 back in September and expected to hold on to it till November according to Universidad ...

Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the ...

Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will ...

The mini moon, known as 2024 PT5, is quite possibly a boulder blasted off the moon by a crater-forming asteroid ...

For about two months, Earth had a temporary second moon from an asteroid that scientists believe originated from our only ...