The Solar System might not be as quiet and orderly as we think. Imagine one day looking up and seeing something strange in ...

The 2024 PT5 "mini-moon" asteroid will soon be in Earth's orbit. Here's everything you need to know about this celestial event.

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months. ... "Mini-moon" to temporarily orbit Earth for 2 months 00:48.

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

It is expected to return to Earth’s orbit to take up a horseshoe orbital path again in 2051. What do we know about the latest mini-moon? The asteroid currently approaching the planet is known as ...

During its 56-day orbit, Asteroid 2024 PT5 will travel in a horseshoe-shaped trajectory before leaving Earth's gravity. It's unlikely we can catch a glimpse of the passing mini-moon as it enters ...

2024 PT5 follows a horseshoe orbit, which occurs when an object has an orbit similar to an object of much greater mass — in this case, the Earth — that gravitationally influences it.

It is expected to follow a horseshoe-type orbit to become a “mini-moon” of Earth on 29 September only to return to a path orbiting the Sun about 57 days later on 25 November, according to the ...

For the next two months, an unusual object about the size of a bus will be orbiting above our heads. Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid ...

Projected path of asteroid 2024 PT5. During its 56-day orbit, asteroid 2024 PT5 will travel in a horseshoe-shaped trajectory before leaving Earth's gravity.

So far, 2024 PT5 is just the second object in an Earth-like orbit of purported lunar origin. Astronomers found asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa in 2016, which was also likely ejected from the lunar ...

2024 PT5 follows a horseshoe orbit, which occurs when an object has an orbit similar to an object of much greater mass — in this case, the Earth — that gravitationally influences it.