The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.

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

A plane-sized asteroid will safely pass by Earth today, offering scientists a chance to gather valuable data about near-Earth ...

The gigantic asteroid 2024 ON, about the size of a blue whale, will fly close to Earth next Tuesday, missing our planet by ...

You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...

The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.

One such example occurred in 1981 and 2022, when another asteroid — known as 2022 NX1 — similarly took a short trip around ...

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

Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month. brutto film - stock.adobe.com Our blue moon will no longer be standing ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...

Asteroid PT5 was discovered on August 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System and was observed by a team in ...

A recently discovered asteroid will soon become a quasi-satellite of Earth as it loops around our planet over the next two ...