Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, ...

The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...

29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25. Researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.

So, this is the situation that Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, from the Complutense University of Madrid, discovered for 2024 PT5. The asteroid has been fairly close to ...

South Africa,” researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos explained in their research. In their September study, the researchers also noted, “Earth can regularly ...

“This particular object will undergo this process (becoming a lunar entity) starting next week,” lead author Carlos de la Fuente Marcos of the Complutense University of Madrid told Space.com ...

So, this is the situation that Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, from the Complutense University of Madrid, discovered for 2024 PT5. The asteroid has been fairly close to Earth ...

Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raul de la Fuente Marcos, the authors of the study, explained that near-Earth objects (NEOs) that approach the planet at close range may undergo “mini-moon” events in ...

“Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini-moons,” researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la ...

Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact. Instead, it’ll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini-moon, and it will stick ...