Earth captured asteroid 2024 PT5 back in September and expected to hold on to it till November according to Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos. See an orbit ...
What if Earth has more than one moon? Scientists now believe our planet may be secretly hosting at least six "mini-moons" at any given time — tiny asteroids or moon fragments temporarily trapped by ...
Earth will be hosting a "mini-moon" starting this weekend. Also sometimes called a "second moon," the small asteroid will rotate Earth for several months. The existence of the asteroid, formally named ...