Researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system, which formed around 466 million years ago. Scientists have found evidence that Earth may have once had a ring system ...

2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and is 11 meters in diameter (artist's impression shows an asteroid approaching Earth). Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of ...

Forget stealing the moon — we’re getting another one! For 57 days, our planet will have two moons as the 2024 PT5 asteroid gets caught in Earth’s gravity and whirled around in our orbit. According to ...

You might not be able to see it without a powerful telescope, but Earth will get its own mini-moon for 57 days this fall as a big space rock known as 2024 PT5 cruises alongside us in a partial ...

They found that it was going to come close enough to the Earth to become bound by its gravity, if only for a couple of months. Their work shows that it will circle the Earth one time, taking 53 days, ...

Earth will be hosting a new guest this fall. No, it's not an alien. It's an asteroid. The space rock, which has been named “2024 PT5,” has been traveling along its normal path around the sun, but will ...

For the next two months, an unusual object about the size of a bus will be orbiting above our heads. Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be ...