2024 PT5 is a near-Earth object roughly 36 ft in diameter discovered on 7 August 2024, when it was 353,200 miles from Earth.

Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...

A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...

River City Live has teamed up with Wolfson Children's Hospital to present the Care4Kids series, featuring interviews with medical experts who share practical, life-changing insights for families. Each ...

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 ...

The asteroid, which scientists refer to as 2024 PT5, hails from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which contains rocks that follow an orbit quite similar to Earth’s. Occasionally, some of these ...