Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon for a few weeks. It won’t be the first – or the last. Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from 29 September until 25 November. The regular Moon’s new, ...

Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe ...

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 ...

Earth will get a second moon in the form of a tiny asteroid called 2024 PT5. The asteroid will be a mini-moon orbiting the planet for about two months between September 29 and November 25 before ...

Artist’s impression of asteroid in space (NASA/JPL-Caltech) For instance, one such space rock 2022 NX 1 was a short-lived “mini-moon” in 1981 and again in 2022. The asteroid 2024 PT5 as ...

The Earth will be getting a second moon that’ll hang around for a few months, and I don’t even want to know what sort of astrological mess this is going to create. According to a study ...

This fall, the skies will hold a special treat for attentive space aficionados: Over the next two months, Earth will have a “second moon.” Beginning on September 29, just after 4 p.m. ET ...

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A former CIA officer has been found guilty in a Virginia court of assaulting a female subordinate at an office party last year, the latest in a string of public court cases documenting what ...

Editor’s Note (9/30/24): This story has been updated to reflect the arrival of the mini moon 2024 PT5. It’s here: Earth has gained a mysterious new visitor from deep space—but it won’t ...