Earth Is Getting a New Mini Moon
A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep space
A mini-moon will soon orbit the Earth for about two months. Will we see it in Houston?
An asteroid called 2024 PT5 will orbit the Earth for around two months. Will this "mini-moon" be seen from the Houston sky?
Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won't be the first (or the last)
Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the "Arjunas").
Is Earth getting a new moon? What to know about the rare phenomenon starting this month
Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25. So, will you be able to get a glimpse of the extraterrestrial event?
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Earth will capture 'second moon' this weekend, scientists say
Earth will get a "second moon" this weekend, but it won't be sticking around for long. NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon". The "mini-moon" comes in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5,
A 'mini-moon' is visiting Earth starting this weekend. Will Wisconsinites be able to see it?
Earth will be hosting a "mini-moon" starting this weekend. Also sometimes called a "second moon," the small asteroid will rotate Earth for several months. The existence of the asteroid, formally named 2024 PT5,
Earth to capture a ‘second moon’ this weekend, NASA says
Earth will capture a miniature, “second moon” this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe path and stick around for a little less than two months before escaping Earth’s gravitational pull and going back to its regular orbit around the sun.
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