This isn’t the first time Earth has encountered a mini-moon. Asteroid 2022 NX1, for instance, orbited Earth briefly in 1981 and 2022. The good news for those who might miss 2024 PT5’s visit is ...

Compared to Earth's moon, which has a diameter of 2,159 miles, asteroid 2024 PT5 is just a tiny spec measuring at about 33 feet wide. That's about the width of a city bus.

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long, USA TODAY reports.The asteroid 2024 PT5 is expected to escape Earth's ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is poised to become a temporary mini moon of Earth, a phenomenon that will last for about two months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 belongs to a group called Arjuna asteroids, which have ...

A calculation of asteroid 2024 PT5’s position around Earth as it temporarily is captured and becomes a mini-moon. NASA During this interstellar layover, the space rock will likely become a ...

The internet has been buzzing about the so-called "mini-moon" that will remain in Earth's gravitational orbit for roughly two months. The 33-foot-long asteroid known as 2024 PT5 was discovered by ...

"Calling asteroid 2024 PT5 a moon depends on if you consider a brief capture enough to call it a moon—the asteroid will not quite complete an orbit around Earth before leaving again," Darren ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is 10 meters wide, which is about 33 feet, roughly the size of a city bus. In contrast, Earth's moon has a diameter of 2,159 miles, making 2024 PT5 just a tiny speck compared to it.

But as a mini-moon, Asteroid 2024 PT5 isn’t in any danger of colliding with Earth now or over the next few decades, de la Fuente Marcos said. The space rock will orbit about 2.6 million miles ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 was first discovered on August 7 by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). You won’t be able to see this mini-moon with the naked eye or even with ...