An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet's orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...

NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...

Is Earth temporarily getting a second moon? Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 PT5 is expected to ...

Earth's orbit just got a bit more crowded. A second moon joined the Earth's orbit on Sunday, September 29 th.. The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is ...

Scientists have named Earth's second moon Asteroid 2024 PT5. Measuring about 10 meters (32 feet) long, it's quite small compared to Earth's regular moon, which is 1,737 kilometers (5,681,819 feet ...

When Earth will get second Moon But the gravitational pull of the Earth will attract 2024 PT5, and, like the real Moon, it will orbit our planet. However, not for long - only 56.6 days, from ...

In a spectacular cosmic event, Earth is about to get a "second moon" this fall. An asteroid passing through the Earth will be pulled by its gravitational force. This “second moon” will ...

Earth is getting a second moon, specifically a “mini-moon.” In August, an asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, was spotted on the University of Hawaii and NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...

The Earth has a “second moon,” and it appears to have originated from the original moon. This additional moon is a near-Earth asteroid called 2016 HO3, or Kamo’oalewa, which means ...