A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall : NPR
WEB14 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...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB1 day ago · CNN — 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...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB2 days ago · Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon,...
A new ‘mini-moon’ comes to Earth this fall - OPB
WEB1 day 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...
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...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB2 days ago · Asteroid 2024 PT5 is passing so close that it will temporarily join Earth and essentially become a "mini-moon." This happens once in a while with near-Earth objects, or NEOs, due to their...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB3 days ago · Projected path of asteroid 2024 PT5. During its 56-day orbit, Asteroid 2024 PT5 will travel in a horseshoe-shaped trajectory before leaving Earth's gravity.
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB6 days ago · The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7. The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between...
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months. Earth’s gravity will temporarily capture a newly discovered asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a mini-moon. According to researchers Carlos de...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
WEB3 days ago · From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what scientists think is an asteroid but have dubbed a “mini-moon”—will be looping around Earth. It will eventually...
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