Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days ...

Earth now officially has two moons after its gravity caught an asteroid. Our planet captured asteroid 2024 PT5 on Sunday, ...

Historically, Earth has captured other mini-moons. For instance, a cosmic body named 2022 NX1 was caught by Earth’s gravity in 1981 and reappeared in 2022, staying briefly each time before returning ...

On Sept. 29, Asteroid 2024 PT5 entered Earth’s gravitational pull. PT5 will orbit in a horseshoe shape, meaning it won’t ...

A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit—sort of. Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” it’s actually an ...

You read that correctly. Our moon is temporarily getting a friend to orbit with around Earth. Scientists have discovered a ...

A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit — sort of. Although it’s being called a “minimoon,” it’s actually an ...

The Earth may have another moon,” was my translation of the news that flashed from my laptop. I was explaining to myself the science news I lifted from many online sites. Was I not worried I might ...

This fall, an asteroid will be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and become a temporary “mini moon.” It is expected to ...

Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...