Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...

Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny ...

A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep ...

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" comes in the ...

Lofty goals. Also, unsurprisingly, not cheap. According to NASA, the VIPER project has cost $433m so far, well above its ...

European Astronaut Centre. It's hoped that experts will be able to train and test equipment in preparation for future ...

Earth has got a new mini-moon for the next couple of days and it has fascinated people across social media. Albeit, it might ...

Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend ...

On Sept. 29, the Earth will temporarily get a second moon. A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit before being released ...

For a short time, dear Luna has a friend. The asteroid 2024 PT5 spans just 33 feet (10 meters) and won’t even orbit Earth ...

A truck-sized rock, named 2024 PT5, will fall into Earth’s orbit from September 29 to November 25, and return in 2055 ...

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...