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

Details on the Upcoming Mini-Moon 2024 PT5 The approaching mini-moon, 2024 PT5, was first identified on August 7 using the ...

From late September until late November this year, a “mini-moon”, called 2024 PT5 by the astrologers who spotted it ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has once again caught on his camera a celestial wonder that will leave you in awe. He ...

Comets take the name of the discoverer, whether that be a human or an automated telescopic survey that robotically inspects ...

The asteroid currently approaching the planet is known as 2024 PT5. It was first spotted on August 7 using the NASA-funded ...

The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS originated from the Oort Cloud, a bubble of ice and dust that surrounds our solar system. It was ...

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named ...