Asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second ...
Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.
Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on ...
Asteroid 2024 PT5, Earth’s temporary ‘mini moon’, has ended its two-month stay, departing for the solar system under the ...
Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...
The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away ...
After a two-month visit, 2024 PT5 is ready to continue its cosmic journey—but it will be back in a few decades.
Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins ...
For about two months, Earth had a temporary second moon from an asteroid that scientists believe originated from our only ...
This connection to our moon is further strengthened by spectral analysis, which shows that 2024 PT5's chemical composition closely matches lunar samples brought back by both Russian Luna missions ...
A small asteroid, dubbed Earth's temporary "mini moon," has been captivating scientists. This asteroid, 2024 PT5, is not permanently bound to Earth like our Moon but is temporarily following a ...
Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will ...