It's called 469219 Kamo'oalewa, Hawaiian for 'wobbling celestial object'.

The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An asteroid will be Earth’s second moon for nearly two months. (Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Starting today ...

A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our moon. Its characteristics led scientists to ask: is it a chip off the old lunar block, ...

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2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon, is expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, 2024. Update, Oct. 9, 2024: A link to a map of asteroid 2024 PT5’s orbit around the sun ...

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