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Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

A second "mini-moon" — asteroid 2024 PT5 — will temporarily enter the Earth's orbit later this month Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Here’s how it works. This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for ...

Oct. 10, 2024 — Microscopic organisms in the ocean play a key role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new study unveils a hidden biological factor that could change our ...

An artist's conception of the Earth as it may have appeared 466 million years agoOliver Hull/Monash University If astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had ...

Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe ...

In 2011, archaeologists rediscovered an ancient "gate to hell" in the city of Hierapolis, Turkey. This stone doorway leads to a small cave-like grotto and was once thought to be an entrance to the ...

For the first time, scientists have taken near-daily measurements of the Sun’s global coronal magnetic field, a region of the ...

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29. The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a new study suggests. By Becky Ferreira If you were to look up from Earth ...

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from September 29 to November 25, according to astronomers. Then, the space ...