After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” On Monday, the asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 was tugged away from our planet and resumed its course in the sun’s orbit once more.

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.

Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will return again soon.

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 by the stronger tug of the sun’s gravity.