Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB2 days ago · Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our ...
Coming close: Asteroid 2024 MK will sweep past Earth inside moon…
WEBJun 29, 2024 · Coming close: Asteroid 2024 MK will sweep past Earth inside moon’s orbit. George Petras Stephen J. Beard. USA TODAY. In a rare stroke of celestial coincidence, two lumpy asteroids – one that...
NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently tracked two asteroids as they flew by our planet. One turned out to have a little moon orbiting it, while the other had been discovered only 13 …
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
WEB3 days ago · September 18, 2024 4:40 PM EDT. S tarting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbor: a second moon. From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate ...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
WEB1 day ago · Juan Gartner via Getty Images. In 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 ...
Newly discovered asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · On Saturday (June 29), an asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will fly past Earth at about three-quarters the distance from Earth to the moon. The asteroid, named 2024 MK, poses no...
New images reveal tiny moon around asteroid as it flies by Earth - CNN
WEBJul 6, 2024 · Scientists at NASA collected radar images as two asteroids made recent close passes of Earth, and the data revealed that one of the space rocks has a tiny moon.
Asteroid to pass between Earth and moon in 17,500mph close …
WEBMar 24, 2023 · An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will hurtle between Earth and the moon's orbit this weekend in a close encounter visible through binoculars and small telescopes.
Massive asteroid passes between Earth and Moon - BBC
WEBMar 25, 2023 · An asteroid large enough to destroy a city has passed between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon - luckily for us, missing both. The object, named 2023 DZ2, was discovered a month ago. As...
‘City killer’ asteroid will pass between Earth and the moon’s orbit
WEBMar 25, 2023 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies. Saturday’s close encounter...