The recently-discovered near-Earth asteroid called 2024 PT5 will become Earth’s mini-moon from September 29 until November 25, 2024. 2024 PT5 will experience a temporarily captured flyby in 2024, from September 29 until November 25. Image credit: University of Colorado. “Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini-moons,” Universidad Complutense de Madrid...