A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our moon. Its characteristics led scientists to ask: is it a chip off the old lunar block, ...

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on ...

Our blue moon will no longer be standing alone. Jupiter, eat your heart out: Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month ...

As of last night, Earth has a mini-moon! According to NASA, a moon is simply a natural object that orbits a planet. Earth's new mini-moon is actually an asteroid that has been temporarily caught in ...

DALLAS — Beginning Sept. 29, Earth will have a new celestial neighbor— a temporary "mini-moon." What scientists think is an asteroid named 2024 PT5 will orbit our planet in conjunction with our actual ...

Starting in late September, Earth is going to have a second moon for two brief months, as a small asteroid piece will be incorporated into the planet's orbit before heading back into outer space.