Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

Earth is about to acquire a rare, temporary companion. A small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will orbit our planet for two months ...

On Sept. 29, the Earth will temporarily get a second moon. A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit before being released ...

A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily become a "mini-moon" this autumn, ...

Earth has got a new mini-moon for the next couple of days and it has fascinated people across social media. Albeit, it might ...

WASHINGTON — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size ...

A mini-moon is a “temporarily captured orbiter” if it completes at least one full orbit of the Earth before returning to its ...

You may have heard by now about Earth getting a second moon starting next week. I am going to be honest with you right out of ...

The space rock was first spotted in August by astronomers in Madrid using a powerful telescope located in South Africa.

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus that will be temporarily trapped by our planet's gravity ...