Earth has a temporary, tiny companion. While not quite a "mini moon," since it will never be captured by Earth's gravity, ...

The mini-moon is officially known as asteroid 2024 PT5. After first joining up with Earth on Sept. 29, 2024, the mini-moon left its orbit around our planet at 10:43 a.m. EST (1543 GMT) on Monday (Nov.

For the last few months Earth has had a "second moon," albeit a much more diminutive one than our main lunar companion. Unlike the moon, this "mini-moon" was never expected to stick around. The ...

Earth has separated from its temporary second moon, but it's not the last time Earth will say hello to the space rock.

The Earth’s mini-moon, an asteroid that goes by the name 2024 PT5, has moved away from Earth after orbiting the planet for nearly two months. Its size was roughly 33 feet (10 meters) and orbited Earth ...

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months ... By the time it returns next year, it will be moving too fast — more than double ...

A temporary mini-moon snared by Earth's gravity for nearly two months before departing back into the solar system can be seen in a new image from the Two-Meter Twin Telescope in Spain. The near ...

Earth has had a "mini moon," 2024 PT5 ... This will be the closest that the asteroid will pass before moving on into the rest of the solar system. It will not return until 2055, when it will ...