The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.

Sunday's event, known to astronomers as an occultation, is part of a series of such events of the moon engaging with this ...

Scientists predict that the asteroid 'mini moon' will re-enter Earth's orbit again in 2055. This is due to its orbit being ...

The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months. For the next two months, an ...

It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...

The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

Earth is getting a second moon! Yes, you read that right. From September 29 to November 25, "mini-moon"—an asteroid— will ...

An asteroid is headed towards Earth. It's not going to hit us, but it is going to hang out for a couple of months. A recently ...

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...

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