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Earth's temporary mini moon, 2024 PT5, will depart Nov. 25. A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far longer in the sky ...

Planet Earth is bidding farewell to a "mini moon," a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5, which has been trailing Earth for two months and will leave on Monday, drawn away by the sun’s stronger ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a fleeting celestial companion. The asteroid 2024 PT5, has been orbiting near our planet for the past two months and is now leaving Earth's vicinity, pulled away by the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome ...

For the last few months Earth has had a "second moon," albeit a much more diminutive one than our main lunar companion.

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 soon may ...