Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

Earth is set to witness a ‘mini-moon’ called 2024 PT5, a small asteroid that will not collide with Earth but will orbit around it, similar to the Moon, for a brief period of around two months ...

The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 before escaping Earth's gravity. Yet ...

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on Monday, just before this year's Thanksgiving celebration.. This fascinating ...

The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 before Thanksgiving after visiting as a second moon, but new analysis shows it may have been born from our original moon and thus from Earth.

Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the asteroid 2024 PT5 as it ended its stint as Earth's second moon on Monday (Nov. 25).

The asteroid 2024 PT5 spans just 33 feet (10 meters) and won’t even orbit Earth entirely. ... Meet 2024 PT5, Earth’s temporary mini-moon. For a short time, dear Luna has a friend.

But Earth's gravitational pull will draw 2024 PT5 towards it and, much like our moon, it will orbit our planet — but only for 56.6 days. While other non-Earth objects, ...

So far, 2024 PT5 is just the second object in an Earth-like orbit of purported lunar origin. Astronomers found asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa in 2016, which was also likely ejected from the lunar ...

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long, USA TODAY reports.The asteroid 2024 PT5 is expected to escape Earth's ...

A moon of Earth's own. While 2024 PT5 never officially joined Earth's orbit, the almost-moon still became a topic of interest and is now understood to very likely be a piece of the actual moon ...