The celestial object is more than just a guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay, or at least until ...

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.

But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our skies until Nov. 25 before returning to the solar system.

When the world woke up on Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth had an extra moon. 2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a space ...

The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.

discovered a new near-Earth asteroid. Now named 2024 PT5, this roughly 10 metre–wide space rock is harmless to us, with its closest approach expected to be roughly twice the distance to the Moon.

Beginning Sunday, Earth's skies will soon have a temporary visitor. On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost ...