These asteroids have orbits similar to Earth’s, and 2024 PT5 measures around 33 feet wide. Unlike Earth’s natural moon, this asteroid won’t stay long or complete a full orbit around the planet.

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. In 1981 and 2022, the asteroid 2022 NX1 ...

Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our ...

Earth will be hosting a new guest this fall. No, it's not an alien. It's an asteroid. The space rock, which has been named “2024 PT5,” has been traveling along its normal path around the sun ...

In a fascinating cosmic event, Earth has temporarily captured a mini-moon, an asteroid now caught in Earth's gravitational pull. Named 2024 PT5, this tiny space rock was first spotted by ...

Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

Earth will get itself another moon this month, but only briefly. The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months.

Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month. brutto film - stock.adobe.com Our blue moon will no longer be standing ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is 10 meters wide, which is about 33 feet, roughly the size of a city bus. In contrast, Earth's moon has a diameter of 2,159 miles, making 2024 PT5 just a tiny speck compared to it.

What is 2024 PT5, which will orbit Earth like a second moon? The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7, per USA TODAY.

The 33-foot-long asteroid known as 2024 PT5 was discovered by researchers in South Africa. But, it's not actually a mini-moon, and it is unlikely to be seen by the average skywatcher.