An Arjuna asteroid, discovered in August, will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. Ventura County Star Story by Anthony Robledo and James Ward, USA TODAY NETWORK ...

NASA has warned that the massive asteroid 2024 NX1 will skim past Earth tonight - reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months. Skip to main ... 1991 VG, 2022 NX1, and 2024 PT5. But there are several others unpublished." Short mini ...

Scientists discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, ... Two years ago, there was the mini-moon of the 2022 NX1 asteroid, which also appeared in 1981. It’s expected to return in 2051.

An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet's orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...

The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, ... This is not the first mini-moon that Earth has had. 2024 PT5 is tracing a very similar path to asteroid 2022 NX1, which was also about 33 feet in diameter.

A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to briefly orbit the Earth between September 29 and November 25. ... and 2022 NX1, which went into Earth orbit in 1981 and 2022.

The last time Earth had a mini-moon was in 2022, when an asteroid known as NX1 entered Earth’s orbit. For anyone concerned about the event, Reitzel reassured, “This disrupts nothing at all.

NASA's Eyes on Asteroids tool says the space rock, dubbed 2024 NX1, ... The asteroid will reach its nearest point to Earth at 02.56 am GMT during the early hours of Christmas Eve. ...

NASA has warned that the massive asteroid 2024 NX1 will skim past Earth tonight - reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon.