Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend ...
Earth has got a new mini-moon for the next couple of days and it has fascinated people across social media. Albeit, it might ...
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 ...
Though it can’t be seen with the naked eye or binoculars or a home telescope, but it can be visible to professional equipment ...
On Sept. 29, the Earth will temporarily get a second moon. A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit before being released ...
The Aquarius habitat and research station, run by NASA and Florida International University, is about 3.5 miles away from Key ...