Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

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, ...

Yes, Earth will temporarily have a second moon this year. This mini moon will loop around our planet from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, although it won't complete a full orbit, according to Earth Sky .

Planet Earth and a large asteroid in space. Earth's second moon is leaving just before the holidays and will fly by again in January before heading out into space until 2055.

Earth is about to pluck a second moon from an asteroid belt — but we only get this mini-moon for 57 days. It's an asteroid about the size of a school bus, at 35 feet long, and it has a typical ...

Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.Related video above: Osiris-Rex spacecraft returning home with asteroid (2023)The newly discovered asteroid, named ...

When Earth will get second Moon But the gravitational pull of the Earth will attract 2024 PT5, and, like the real Moon, it will orbit our planet. However, not for long - only 56.6 days, from ...

Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.Related video above: Osiris-Rex spacecraft returning home with asteroid (2023)The newly discovered asteroid, named ...

The positions of Earth, the sun and Mercury at 1954 UTC on Sunday (Sept. 29) when our planet will grab itself a "second moon." (Image credit: NASA/ JPL) ...

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months. Skip to content NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 6:30pm Sunday ...

Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.Related video above: Osiris-Rex spacecraft returning home with asteroid (2023)The newly discovered asteroid, named ...