An image of earth's tempoary mini moon as it departs on Monday (Nov. 25). | Credit: Two-Meter Twin Telescope / Light Bridges / Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias A temporary mini-moon snared by ...

A temporary mini-moon snared by Earth's gravity for nearly two months before departing back into the solar system can be seen in a new image from the Two-Meter Twin Telescope in Spain. The near ...

For the last few months Earth has had a "second moon," albeit a much more diminutive one than our main lunar companion. Unlike the moon, this "mini-moon" was never expected to stick around.