Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on Monday, just before this year's Thanksgiving celebration. This fascinating ...

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Asteroids and other near-Earth objects (NEOs) provide a unique opportunity for scientists to study the mysteries of our solar system. One such object, 2024 PT5, has recently captured attention as it ...

Earth is about to lose its tiny bonus moon. 2024 PT5, a 33-foot-wide asteroid that hung around Earth for two months, is expected to carry on with its journey through the cosmos this week. We'll lose ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized. The ...

For the last few months Earth has had a "second moon," albeit a much more diminutive one than our main lunar companion. Unlike the moon, this "mini-moon" was never expected to stick around. The ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths. These rare occurrences offer valuable insights into the mechanics of our ...

Earth gained a mini-moon this Sunday, Sept. 29 by capturing a nearby asteroid with its gravitational field. Earth pulled asteroid 2024 PT5 into its gravitational field, changing the asteroid’s orbit ...

During this next close pass, NASA will use the Goldstone Solar System Radar antenna in California's Mojave Desert, which is part of the space agency's Deep Space Network, to track the asteroid before ...