Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB5 days ago · The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months. ... (Image credit: NASA JPL small body lookup database) Mini-moon events come in two flavors. The first are ...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB2 days ago · A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 in its orbit. ... taken by the DRACO imager on NASA's ...
Earth to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?
WEB1 day ago · The 2022 NX1 mini-moon, with a diameter of somewhere between 5 and 15 metres was first seen in 1981, then again in 2022. It is expected to return to Earth’s orbit to take up a horseshoe orbital ...
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall - NPR
WEB22 hours ago · In simple terms, a mini-moon is a space object that is temporarily captured in a planet's orbit, as opposed to regular moons, which are permanent fixtures. The researchers say 2024 PT5 will travel ...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
WEB3 days ago · Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said 2024 PT5 is possibly a piece of ejecta from an impact on the moon, meaning the mini ...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months
WEBIn just over one week’s time, Earth will gain a new celestial companion that will stay for two months in the planet’s gravitational cradle. Meet asteroid 2024 PT5, Earth’s latest mini-moon ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB6 days ago · Earth is set to gain another moon by the end of the month — a small asteroid that will be snared by our planet's gravity until the end of the year, scientists say. The mini-moon, an asteroid...
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Earth’s gravity will temporarily capture a newly discovered asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a mini-moon. According to researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, the...
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months - Phys.org
WEBSep 13, 2024 · A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A space rock spotted recently with NASA-funded ground telescopes is about to do just that, temporarily becoming an additional lunar-like companion to planet Earth.
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