October's full moon will have some company this month now that a mini-moon is in Earth's orbit. Here's what you should know ...

The Earth has got itself a new moon. The new satellite is temporary: it will leave again at the end of November. And it is ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon — a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. Local educators tell us ...

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

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

Mini-moon will not complete a full orbit. Instead, it will experience a slight gravitational pull from Earth before ...

Researchers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) say they discovered a “mini moon”, using equipment at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SALT) in Sutherland in the ...

To qualify as a mini-moon, an asteroid must be relatively close to Earth, within 4.5 million kilometers, and travel at a ...

No need for farewells, 2024 PT5 may drop in again in 2055 Everybody be on their best behavior: Earth has a visitor. 2024 PT5 ...

This month, Earth will briefly gain a second moon, a small asteroid known as 2024 PT5. You'll need some special equipment to ...

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024. Today, Oct. 1, 2024, the moon is 28 days old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle.