Earth's gravity briefly captured asteroid 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. This rare event, lasting from September to November 2024, a ...
A BUS-SIZED "mini moon" is in the final days ... leftover products throughout the solar system," Pryal explained. "There are thousands of near-Earth asteroids that basically orbit at the same ...
Earth's temporary mini moon, 2024 PT5, will depart Nov ... not find more interesting objects than these ones in the solar system because they are so close to Earth, and they will come back ...
But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our skies until Nov. 25 before returning to the solar system. S ...