Earth is set to get a new 'mini-moon' for two months. Experts say an asteroid, roughly the length of a London bus, will be ...
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...
The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...
The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.
For almost two months, from 29 September to 25 November, Earth will have two natural satellites, astronomers have announced.