For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...
On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.
Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.
When the world woke up on Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth had an extra moon. 2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a space ...
“Skywatchers can see the next full moon, the Beaver Moon, on November 15, starting at 4:29 p.m. EST. This moon is extra ...
The year's fourth and final supermoon shines next to the spectacular 'Seven Sisters' stars this week. Here's how to see ...
Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...
It occurs when a full moon happens at the same time as the Moon's closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit - a point ...
WASHINGTON — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a ... The space rock — 2024 PT5 — was first spotted in August by astronomers at Complutense University of Madrid using a powerful ...