A small asteroid named 2024 PT5 is making a brief visit to Earth's orbit, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" this autumn. Check details.

For a short time, dear Luna has a friend. The asteroid 2024 PT5 spans just 33 feet (10 meters) and won’t even orbit Earth entirely.

Earth has got a new mini-moon for the next couple of days and it has fascinated people across social media. Albeit, it might not be visible to the naked eye without a telescope due to its small size.

It's thought the asteroid will circle Earth until the end of November, before moving on to other parts of the Milky Way.

Earth will briefly host a new visitor, asteroid 2024 PT5, from September 29 to November 25. Originating from the Arjuna asteroid belt, this mini-moon was detected by NASA in August. Although it won't be visible to the naked eye,

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.

A new mini-moon the size of a city bus has begun circling our planet and will continue hanging out in our skies until Thanksgiving week. An asteroid named 2024 PT5 has entered Earth's orbit, and will be caught there from Sept.

On Sunday, September 29, our planet captured the tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon.

A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit—sort of. Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” it’s actually an asteroid named 2024 PT5. The asteroid has been temporarily captured by Earth’s gravitational pull.