Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...

This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a space rock smaller than a planet, orbiting the Sun, that was pulled into Earth’s gravitational field. Before it became one of Earth’s moons, 2024 PT5 was ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

Have you ever worried about the moon getting lonely in its terrestrial orbit? Well, worry no more. The moon has found a friend!

This phase of the moon is a great time for stargazing since the bright side of the moon faces away from Earth and won’t overshadow celestial bodies and events. Of course, clouds and other weather ...

Earth gained a hidden second moon over the weekend, although it is set to disappear in several weeks. Nearing the end of ...

The “mini-moon” is set to orbit Earth from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25 A relatively small asteroid at roughly 36 feet in diameter, 2024 PT5 originated from the Arjuna asteroid belt on Aug. 7 ...

2024 PT5, a new mini-moon of our planet, arrived in Earth’s orbit on September ... remnants left over from the formation of the Solar System.” 2024 PT5 is part of Arjuna, an asteroid belt consisting ...

This mini-moon, part of the Arjuna asteroid group, is closely monitored by ISRO's NETRA. It will leave Earth's orbit on November 25 and is expected to return in 2055.

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...