Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.

The recently discovered object, known as 2024 PT5, has been tagging alongside Earth since September. Here’s what to know ...

Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins ...

Earlier this year, the number of moons orbiting Earth temporarily doubled, admittedly from the low starting point of "one".

At the end of September, Earth gained a temporary "mini moon," a tiny asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid belt orbiting the Sun ...

as an airplane flies past on April 23, 2024, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) The name "Pink Moon" is thought to originate from Native American tribes.

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 ...

The 2020 mini-moon was eventually identified as a rocket booster from the 1966 Surveyor 2 Centaur launch. But ATLAS reports this new mini-moon is likely to be a real asteroid, which is simply ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Spectacular new photos of the moon have been shortlisted for the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

<!-- wp:gutenberg-custom-blocks/featured-media {"id":2997543,"url":"https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apollo-11-moon-landing-buzz-aldrin-neil-armstrong ...