Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB2 days ago · Details about the ephemeral mini-moon and the horseshoe-shaped path it travels were published ... Asteroids that become mini-moons come within 2.8 million miles (4.5 million kilometers) of Earth ...
Earth to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?
WEB1 day ago · Asteroids are usually pulled into Earth’s orbit by the gravity of the planet as rarely as once in 10 to 20 years, but a few more have appeared in recent years. ... mini-moons remain in Earth’s ...
Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a ...
WEB3 days ago · An asteroid can become a "mini-moon" if it begins orbiting Earth. (Getty Images: Jonathan Knowles) In short: A new paper suggests asteroid 2024 PT 5 will become a "mini-moon" from late September to November 25.
Earth will soon pick up a new 'mini-moon' but it won't be here for …
WEB3 days ago · 2022 NX1 is another small near-Earth asteroid that was temporarily captured as a mini-moon by Earth's gravity from June 11 to 3 July, 2022. At the time, astronomers suspected it might have been an ...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
WEB1 day ago · 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 PT5, Earth’s latest mini-moon ...
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall : NPR
WEB22 hours ago · An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB6 days ago · The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 before escaping Earth's gravity. Yet despite this 57-day close flyby of our planet, the asteroid will be hard ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB5 days ago · This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion years ...
'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study finds
WEB3 days ago · The tiny asteroid, which researchers named "2024 PT5," will temporarily orbit Earth before returning to an asteroid belt revolving around the sun. Scientists discovered the object Aug. 7 using...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
WEB3 days ago · For almost two months, Earth will joined by a new mini-moon in it's gravitational orbit, believed to be an asteroid known as 2024 PT5 For almost two months, Earth will joined by a new mini-moon in ...