Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become âtemporary mini-moonâ
The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), will be sucked in by Earthâs gravitational pull from September 29 to November 25, USA Today reported. During this interstellar layover, the space rock will likely become a âtemporary mini-moon,â per Marcos.