When Earth was young and received its first-ever moon, it might also have received a smattering of mini moons. New research ...

A mini-moon is on track to enter Earth’s orbit and come as close as 27,000 miles away. However, rather than some asteroid that will orbit around the Earth, it may actually just be some old space ...

Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. Related Articles. First images unveiled from world’s largest camera, built in the Bay Area ...

Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon - a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. An astronomer tells whether we'll be able to see it.

Starting in late September, Earth will briefly gain a new celestial companion. Unlike the familiar moon, which has orbited Earth for over 4 billion years, this newcomer — an asteroid named 2024 ...

Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our ...

A New Mini-Moon Was Found Orbiting Earth. There Will Be More. The object, a car-size asteroid called 2020 CD3, won’t be here for long, and new telescopes will help us spot more of these objects.

Earth has a new temporarily captured object/Possible mini-moon called 2020 CD3. On the night of Feb. 15, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Teddy Pruyne and I found a 20th magnitude object. Here are ...

It looks like Earth might be getting a new mini-moon or it could just be getting a blast from the past. A CNN report Wednesday said a potentially new mini-moon is on track to enter our orbit and ...

In other words, Earth’s new mini-moon could be a miniature fragment of the actual moon. Despite its possible lunar ancestry, the object may not technically count as a mini-moon.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured ...