Yet a new study reveals that for the next two months, 2024 PT5 will join our Moon in orbit around our planet, which means ...

But Earth's gravitational pull won't hold it for long. By Nov. 25, the mini-moon is expected to break free and be once again on its way through space. Here's what to know about our new, temporary ...

Around the world in 57 days. A new moon is expected to be pulled into the Earth’s orbit by the end of September, but the rare ...

The Earth has gained new mini-moons before, sometimes for extended periods: Two confirmed examples are a 10-foot-wide ...

Earth will soon have a second moon, but it will be nothing like the one we're accustomed to seeing in the night sky. The new "mini-moon" will be asteroid 2024 PT5, a space rock discovered earlier this ...

The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.

When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet’s sky or a gruesome new wound in its crust.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on Tuesday evening. Dubbed 2024 ON, the celestial space rock measures 950 ...

2024 — Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research. The study has shed new light on ...

By Karen Zraick New Look at Landslide Potential Shows 44% of U.S. Is at Risk Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible ...

2024 — Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research. The study has shed new light on ...

When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet’s sky or a gruesome new wound in its crust.