Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla made history as the second Indian to cross the Karman line, following Rakesh Sharma. Aboard ...

For just a few months, Earth hosted a "second moon," much smaller than our faithful historical companion. This fleeting phenomenon, known as 2024 PT5, captivated astronomers before departing to ...

Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

The mini-moon is officially known as asteroid 2024 PT5. After first joining up with Earth on Sept. 29, 2024, the mini-moon left its orbit around our planet at 10:43 a.m. EST (1543 GMT) on Monday ...

Earth's Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say. by Victor Tangermann. 11.25.24, 5:40 PM EST. Getty / Futurism. So long. Once in a Blue Moon. The Earth has parted ways with a tiny "mini moon ...

Earth's second moon is leaving just before the holidays and will fly by again in January before heading out into space until 2055. Planet Earth and a large asteroid in space.

Earth's temporary 'second moon,' asteroid 2024 PT5, will be soon bidding us goodbye after briefly orbiting our planet for around two months, and is unlikely to be sticking around for Thanksgiving ...

Earth's "second moon" won't be sticking around for Thanksgiving, but just as many of us will on Thursday (Nov. 28), it seems the asteroid was paying a visit to its relatives.

The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 before Thanksgiving after visiting as a second moon, but new analysis shows it may have been born from our original moon and thus from Earth.

This latest mini-moon, 2024 PT5, was discovered in August by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a network of telescopes designed to detect objects close to Earth.

In September 2024, Earth gained a "second moon" — a small asteroid that's temporarily entered our orbit — that scientists expect to hang around until November 25, 2024. How the ‘second moon ...