PT5 "mini-moon" asteroid will soon be in Earth's orbit. Here's everything you need to know about this celestial event.

Earth will get a "new moon" this weekend when, on Sunday (Sept. 29), it captures the asteroid 2024 PT5, claiming it as a very ...

Earth will capture a miniature, “second moon” this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny ...

China to launch near-Earth asteroid sample return mission in 2025 China will launch the Tianwen-2 mission to sample a ...

A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...

An Arjuna asteroid, discovered in August, will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a ...

Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn - Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid ...

Recent studies suggest that Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may harbor the building ...

Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...

The system was developed by the University of Hawaii and funded by NASA. PT5 likely hails from the Arjuna asteroid belt. NASA ...

An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as ...