An asteroid, pulled into Earth’s orbit, is sometimes known as a ‘mini-moon.’ You’ll need a telescope to view it.

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...

( KTLA) — Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of ...

For nearly two months this year, Earth’s moon will have company — a second moon. Technically, it isn’t a second moon, but ...

The Earth has had mini-moons before this one. The researchers stated in their publication that there were two mini-moon events in 1981 and 2022. The researchers mentioned that they anticipate the ...

Earth will soon have a second moon, but it will be nothing like the one we're accustomed to seeing in the night sky. The new "mini-moon" will be asteroid 2024 PT5, a space rock discovered earlier this ...

PT5 will only be in Earth’s orbit for a few weeks, from Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, but will remain close for a few months ...

2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.

Here's what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it's not uncommon for objects flying through space to be attracted to it or get caught up in ...

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing ...

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing ...