A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall - NPR
WEB18 hours ago · In simple terms, a mini-moon is a space object that is temporarily captured in a planet's orbit, as opposed to regular moons, which are permanent fixtures. The researchers say 2024 PT5 will travel ...
Earth to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?
WEB1 day ago · In that year, 2006 RH120, the Earth’s first confirmed mini-moon with a diameter of about 2 to 4 metres was captured in Earth’s orbit for roughly a year. This was the only mini-moon to have ...
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 ...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB2 days 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 ...
Meet Earth's New Mini-Moon Before It Vanishes - CNET
WEB1 day ago · The 2022 NX1 asteroid became a mini-moon in 1981 and 2022. It's scheduled to make its return in 2051. One of the best examples is 2006 RH120, which orbited Earth for a whole year between July 2006 ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB2 days ago · "Mini-moon" to temporarily orbit Earth for 2 months 00:48. 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 ...
A new ‘mini-moon’ comes to Earth this fall - OPB
WEB1 day ago · In simple terms, a mini-moon is a space object that is temporarily captured in a planet's orbit, as opposed to regular moons, which are permanent fixtures. The researchers say 2024 PT5 will travel ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB2 days ago · The last time we had a mini-moon was in 2022. Asteroid 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon for a few months that year and is believed to have previously been captured by Earth in 1981.
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB5 days ago · Marcos explained that in order to become a mini-moon, an incoming body has to approach Earth at a close range of around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and slowly at about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h).
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB6 days ago · Earth is set to gain another moon by the end of the month — a small asteroid that will be snared by our planet's gravity until the end of the year, scientists say.