The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.

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

(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named ...

LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.

Astronomers have reported that Earth will have two natural satellites for nearly two months, from September 29 to November 25 ...

For almost two months, from 29 September to 25 November, Earth will have two natural satellites, astronomers have announced.

“Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini-moons,” researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la ...

29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25. Researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos explained the event in the journal Research Notes of the AAS ...

and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h), according to Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos. An Arjuna asteroid called 2024 PT5 will become a mini ...