A small asteroid has been quietly following Earth’s orbit for decades—unseen, unbothered and, until recently, completely ...

Aside from 2025 PN7, there are 7 other quasi-moons, according to the Planetary Society, which they refer to as “a gravitational sleight of hand.” From our terrestrial point of view, they may appear to ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a fleeting celestial companion. The asteroid 2024 PT5, has been orbiting near our planet for the past two months and is now leaving Earth's vicinity, pulled away by 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 ...

Earth's orbit is about to have a visitor, according to reports published by the Institute of Physics. The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered in August, along with its calculated trajectory to become the ...

(CNN) — A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago. The ...

An uncrewed mission called Artemis 1 flew around the moon and back again in 2022. Four astronauts aim to do the same next ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This discovery has led scientists to believe there are many more ...

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 ...

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