Planet Earth is going separate ways from an asteroid that has spent the last two months floating along as a "mini moon" - with the space rock moving away on Monday. This departure is due to the ...
29 until Nov. 25, when it was temporarily captured into Earth's orbit. On Monday, the asteroid left its "mini-moon" phase with Earth as its path moved farther from our planet. However, for this ...
Earth's temporary mini moon, 2024 PT5, will depart Nov. 25. Credit: Two-Meter Twin Telescope / Light Bridges / Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth ...