Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event ...

However, after more observations it turned out to be a natural mini-moon about 2–7 meters in diameter. 2006 RH₁₂₀ stuck around from July 2006 until July 2007. Amateur astronomers Grzegorz ...

(CNN) – A tiny asteroid will begin to orbit Earth starting Sept. 29 and will essentially act as a mini-moon, according to a new study. Researchers discovered the celestial object last month ...

But as a mini-moon, Asteroid 2024 PT5 isn’t in any danger of colliding with Earth now or over the next few decades, de la Fuente Marcos said. The space rock will orbit about 2.6 million miles (4 ...

To be considered a mini-moon, an incoming object must reach Earth at a range of around 2.8 million miles and at a steady speed of about 2,200 mph, USA TODAY reports. Though mini-moons are not ...

(CNN) – A tiny asteroid will begin to orbit Earth starting Sept. 29 and will essentially act as a mini-moon, according to a new study. Researchers discovered the celestial object last month during ...

In order to be considered a mini-moon, an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h), according to ...

In order to be considered a mini-moon, an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h), according to ...