For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

The 2020 mini-moon was eventually identified as a rocket ... and it only circles about 25% of the Earth. The asteroid won't complete a full orbit of Earth, so some astronomers refer to it as ...

The asteroid will have another close flyby on Jan. 9, 2025. It will then leave Earth behind but return in 2055. Can we see our mini moon? No, it is too dim to see with backyard telescopes.

Earth gained a hidden second moon over the weekend, although it is set to disappear in several weeks. Nearing the end of ...

WASHINGTON — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth ...

Scientists first caught sight of the mini-moon while observing an asteroid named Polymele ... chances of us seeing this tiny satellite from Earth were near impossible. That’s because the ...

This asteroid will become gravitationally ... show that this will stay a safe distance from the Earth and moon. Can you actually see this “mini moon”? Using binoculars or a telescope will ...

We start with the news of the Europa Clipper and its search for the conditions of life on a watery moon around Jupiter. Then we talk about Earth’s new mini moon, before catching up on what’s ...