NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...

17, 2024. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon ...

Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe ...

NASA Alert: A 38-feet bus-sized asteroid hurtling towards earth at 15,304 miles per hour A 38-foot asteroid, similar in size to a small plane, is set to make a close flyby of Earth today. While it ...

Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn - Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily ...

A new assessment of Earth’s life-support systems shows that six out of nine of these crucial processes have crossed their “planetary boundary.” These boundaries are not tipping points—it ...

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Earth is set to play host to a “mini-moon” this week, as a small asteroid – about the length of a double decker bus – enters the planet’s orbit. The temporary guest, called 2024 PT5, is ...

Earth is set to play host to a “mini-moon” this week, as a small asteroid – about the length of a double decker bus – enters the planet’s orbit. The temporary guest, called 2024 PT5, is set to arrive ...

Two asteroids which are as big as an airplane and a bus will pass by Earth today, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Asteroid 2024 RO11, recently discovered, is much larger at 120 feet. It ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirms that two large asteroids, named 2020 GE and 2024 RO11, will safely pass by Earth on September 24, 2024. Despite their proximity, there is no risk of ...

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 captured by our planet's gravitational pull and orbit for around two months.