Earth to Gain a Second 'Mini Moon,' May Return in 2050s
WEB3 hours ago · A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to be pulled into orbit around the Earth between September 29 and November 25, becoming a temporary "mini-moon." This passing space rock was first ...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB3 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 ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB6 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 ...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
WEB2 days 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 to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Earth’s gravity will temporarily capture a newly discovered asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a mini-moon. According to researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, the...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB4 days ago · The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB4 days ago · Scientists discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, on Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. The asteroid impact warning system, developed by the University...
'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study finds
WEB4 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's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEBSep 16, 2024 · 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...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The asteroid 2024 PT5, reported this month in the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, is just 33 feet long. Astronomers calculate that from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, it will loop...
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