On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.
It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...
Researchers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (an asteroid monitoring centre funded by NASA) found an ...
Earth's orbit just got a bit more crowded. A second moon joined the Earth's orbit on Sunday, September 29 th. The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus ...
(CNN) – A tiny asteroid will begin to orbit Earth starting Sept. 29 and will essentially act as a mini-moon, according to a new study. Researchers discovered the celestial object last month during ...
It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...
It’s an exciting time for skywatchers right now, as not only is there the Leonid meter shower to look forward to, but there’s ...
A small asteroid, designated 2024 PT5, is set to become Earth's temporary mini-moon on September 29, 2024. This celestial object, roughly the size of a city bus, will be captured by Earth's ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by ...
Yes, it's being called a mini-moon. It is expected to orbit the Earth ... Now this phenomenon might seem rare, but Kareta says it's really not. KARETA: It happens every couple of years, and ...