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

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This discovery has led scientists to believe there are many ...

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a NASA-funded telescope, it is only about 33 feet across and does not pose any ...

New studies of 2024 PT5’s unusual characteristics have led scientists to believe the object was likely associated with material that broke free from the lunar surface. This offers new potential ...

In 2020, Earth briefly captured another “mini-moon” that turned out to be an old rocket booster. To confirm that 2024 PT5 was a natural object, scientists studied how it moved through space.

For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred to as Earth's second Moon. A new study now reveals could have indeed been ...

An artist’s concept of an asteroid like the small near-Earth object 2024 PT5, whose orbit around the sun closely matches that of our planet and led to it being called a “mini-moon.” NASA/JPL ...

So, could PT5 have come from the Moon? There's a good chance that it did but how do we know this? An artist's impression of a lunar explosion, caused by the impact of a meteorite on the surface of the ...

Measuring approximately 33 feet (10 meters) across, it poses no threat to Earth. 2024 PT5 shares a similar motion to Earth as it orbits the Sun, making it a temporary companion of our planet. For ...

First spotted in August, the near-Earth asteroid (NEO) 2024 PT5 began its trip around Earth on September 29, 2024, after coming under gravitational influence and following a horseshoe-shaped path ...

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).