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This weekend, the first full moon of spring will be a Pink Moon. And, according to one leading astrology expert, this 'mini-moon' brings a positive time for everyone - but three signs in ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This discovery has led scientists to believe there are many ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This discovery has led scientists to believe there are many ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized. The ...

The researchers also say they ruled out any artificial origin, confirming that this mini-moon is all-natural and likely originated with our Moon. This isn’t the first time a near-Earth asteroid ...

Since it wasn’t made from the same material as asteroids, the planetary scientists wanted to rule out that the mini-moon was a piece of space junk in an Earth-like orbit (In 2020, Earth had ...

Spotted in August, it was later snared by Earth’s gravitational pull, becoming a second moon of our planet, referred to as a mini-moon, between September and November.

Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

In late September, 2024 PT5 would come within mini-moon range, or 2.8 million miles (4.5 million kilometers) from Earth, at about 2,200 miles per hour (3,540 kilometers per hour).

Currently, the mini moon is over 2 million miles (3.5 million kilometers) away, and too faint to be seen without powerful telescopes. But it’s not gone for good.

Planet Earth is bidding farewell to a "mini moon," a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5, which has been trailing Earth for two months and will leave on Monday, drawn away by the sun’s stronger ...