Snagged by Earth's gravity during an unusually close approach, this "minimoon" is predicted to orbit our planet for just 57 ...

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

Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...

This week see many special celestial sights, from a bright comet and a solar eclipse to a bright Venus and the possibility of ...

Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny ...

It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.

This fall, the Earth will have a temporary cosmic companion. Astronomers have discovered that a “mini moon" will orbit our ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon - a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. An astronomer tells whether we ...

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

Starting this Sunday, stargazers have a unique phenomenon to observe as a school bus-sized asteroid temporarily joins Earth's ...

Here’s the deal: On Sept. 29 Earth’s gravity snagged a “mini moon” and pulled it into our orbit. This second moon is ...

The ‘mini moon’ really does live up to its name, having a length of 10 metres and will orbit Earth for two months, from the ...