The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...

A small asteroid, 2024 UQ, entered Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated last month. The asteroid was detected only two hours ...

Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...

China’s Tsuchinshan (or “Purple Mountain”) Observatory and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa documented it for the first time in history as ...

But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our skies until Nov. 25 before returning to the solar system.

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

Back in early August, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) discovered a new near-Earth asteroid. Now named 2024 PT5, this roughly 10 metre–wide space rock is harmless to us ...

Earth is getting a new companion in the form of a mini-moon for a short duration from 29 September until 25 November. Earlier ...

Comet ATLAS was first detected on September 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Hawaii.

Nicknamed the “Halloween comet,” Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) evaporated during its flyby of the sun on Monday morning. An ESA and NASA telescope captured its demise.