What if our Moon had a twin? Seeing not just one, but two of these satellites in the night sky might be spectacular. Would we ...

PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.

The space rock followed a horseshoe-shaped path around Earth for about two months, giving astronomers like the de la Fuente brothers ample time to study this mini moon. It's currently located ...

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on Monday, just before this year's Thanksgiving celebration.

"Asteroid 2024 PT5 will not describe a full orbit around Earth. You may say that if a true satellite is like a customer buying goods inside a store, objects like 2024 PT5 are window shoppers." ...

Early interactions with the Earth may have heated up the Moon and caused it to remelt, producing new lunar rocks and erasing ...

A huge rock orbiting near Earth appears to have originated from the moon, the second such object known to exist, with maybe more than a dozen awaiting discovery. The asteroid, called 2024 PT5 ...

Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing into shadows. Here's what you need to know about the full moon.