(KTLA) – A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit — sort of. Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” the object is actually an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It has been ...

Editor’s Note (9/30/24): This story has been updated to reflect the arrival of the mini moon 2024 PT5. It’s here: Earth has gained a mysterious new visitor from deep space—but it won’t ...

The mini-moon, an asteroid ... end of the century. Earth faces only a tiny risk of an apocalyptic asteroid collision for at least the next 100 years. According to the new study, 2024 PT5 likely ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works ... The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving around Earth in a horseshoe shape from Sept.

Earth will be hosting a new guest this fall ... Some scientists have described 2024 PT5 as a “mini-moon.” In simple terms, a mini-moon is a space object that is temporarily captured in ...

By Becky Ferreira For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a second moon this year. This mini moon will loop around our planet from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. This mini moon is actually Asteroid 2024 PT5. It belongs to a ...

they write in a new paper, seems to point toward the mini-moon originating from the Moon’s highlands after a massive impact tore it loose. An illustration of asteroids approaching Earth.

“In order to become a mini-moon, an incoming body has to approach Earth slowly at close range ... Jedicke was not involved in the new study. Asteroid 2024 PT5 came from the Arjuna asteroid ...

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 ...

But a second “moon” entered Earth’s orbit Sunday and will loop around the planet until late November. "In its orbit around the sun, it sort of sidled up to the Earth very slowly," said Nick ...