A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily ...
Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...
The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.
An Arjuna asteroid, discovered in August, will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.
“Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini ...
Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...
Experts say the small asteroid will start its trek around our planet in late September but doesn't pose any threat.
The moon is getting a little friend. For about two months a so-called mini-moon will orbit Earth.
This temporary celestial guest, mini moon, might just be bright enough to be clearly observable from the Earth using telescopes.
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...
The tiny asteroid will complete a wide orbit over the course of 53 days, but don't get your hopes up about seeing it.