The sky will have a new cosmic visitor this fall. A second moon will drift into Earth’s orbit. Asteroid 2024 PT5 is poised to become a temporary mini moon of Earth, a phenomenon that will last ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is about the size of a bus ... or they hit it and leave a streak in the sky or a dent in Earth’s crust. However, in more rare cases they are captured by Earth’s gravitational ...

The 2024 PT5 won’t complete a perfect full orbit ... bringing out nighttime sky gazers, and will appear again in October and November. The most recent was on Tuesday with the harvest supermoon.

Once 2024 PT5 has fulfilled its role as a mini-moon ... Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment ...