Brian Hackney reports on the possible origins of Earth's recent "mini-moon" that is preparing to depart our orbit.

Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.

Over the past few weeks, you’ve might have heard somewhere that Earth was about to get a second moon. Now it’s confirmed, ...

Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins ...

After a two-month visit, 2024 PT5 is ready to continue its cosmic journey—but it will be back in a few decades.

Two months ago, reports of a new "mini moon" on Earth caused a stir. It has ended its visit, but will return in January.

Scientists believe the so-called "mini moon" was once part of the Arjuna asteroid belt, a group of asteroids 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 ...

For about two months, Earth had a temporary second moon from an asteroid that scientists believe originated from our only ...

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 ...

"Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini-moons," the team explained a paper in September. "Sometimes, these ...

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on ...