"Earth will temporarily gain a second "mini-moon" when asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered in August 2024, enters its orbit starting September 29, 2024, and will continue to orbit for about two months before resuming its independent path around the Sun. This event showcases a natural phenomenon where Earth's gravity captures small asteroids, making them temporary satellites."
If an asteroid is "captured" by Earth's gravity, how, does it then escape that gravity to resume it journey towards the Sun?
