A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...

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

Earth has temporarily gained a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured in its orbit on September 29, 2024 ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5 is making a brief visit to Earth's orbit, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" this autumn. Check ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 from the Arjuna group is set to appear as a mini-moon near Earth tonight. Measuring only 10 meters in diameter, it will be observabl ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on ...

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

Philip Metzger, a planetary physicist at the University of Central Florida, explained that the primary difference between ...

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A new space mission could potentially change the course of asteroids, significantly reducing the threat they pose to Earth.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Over the weekend, a small asteroid entered what will be a nearly two-month orbit around our planet.

Starting this Sunday, stargazers have a unique phenomenon to observe as a school bus-sized asteroid temporarily joins Earth's orbit, becoming a so-called 'mini moon.' While it poses no threat and ...