A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet’s sky or a gruesome new wound in its crust. But very rarely, asteroids are captured by Earth’s gravity and pirouette around the planet, becoming, in effect, a moon — albeit an ephemeral one.
UI astronomer: Approaching asteroid will become temporary second moon
An asteroid is approaching the Earth which the experts say will come close enough to be caught in our planet’s gravity well, technically becoming a second moon, at least for a few months. University of Iowa physics and astronomy Professor Casey DeRoo says this asteroid will be captured by the Earth’s gravitational pull around September
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Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet ... “It certainly won’t complete one full revolution in the Earth-moon system this fall, so I’m not sure I would classify it ...
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But what is this second moon and, more importantly, will it have any impact on your astrological sign? Here’s the deal, ...
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