It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...
When the world woke up on Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth had an extra moon. 2024PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, ...
have a mini-moon orbiting it until Nov. 25. "2024PT5", as it's called, is only 33 feet long and won't be visible to the naked eye, or even an amateur telescope. But even if you can't see it ...