LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.

For almost two months, from 29 September to 25 November, Earth will have two natural satellites, astronomers have announced.

The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August.

From late September until late November this year, a “mini-moon”, called 2024 PT5 by the astrologers who spotted it ...

SHAPIRO: Writing this month in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, scientists estimate the asteroid is 33 feet long - about the size of a bus. And sorry, backyard ...

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.

Earth is getting a visitor in our orbit for a couple of months.It's nowhere near the size of our actual moon, but they're ...

The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...

Earth will have a second “mini-moon” in addition to its regular lunar companion for about two months starting on Sept. 29, ...

Earth's gravity will interrupt asteroid 2024 PT5's 372 day trip around the Sun, making it a temporary satellite.

Starting next week an asteroid about the size of a school bus will be temporarily caught by the Earth’s gravity. It’s called ...