It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this month, space researchers have a

The earth is getting a second "mini-moon" later this month, researchers confirmed; Asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, 2024, but it won't be visible to t

Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. By Nov. 25, the mini-moon is expected to break free of Earth’s gravitational pull and be once again on its way through space. (Handout/NASA/TNS) LOS ANGELES – Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.