Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB1 day ago · 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 orbit our ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
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 : NPR
WEB10 hours ago · An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.
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 will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB5 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 will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB2 days ago · Asteroid 2024 PT5 is passing so close that it will temporarily join Earth and essentially become a "mini-moon." This happens once in a while with near-Earth objects, or NEOs, due to their path and ...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
WEB3 days ago · From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what scientists think is an asteroid but have dubbed a “mini-moon”—will be looping around Earth.
Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When …
WEB3 days ago · The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB6 days ago · 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 ...
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · From September 29 to November 25, 2024, Earth will have an asteroid mini-moon. That’s when the newly discovered asteroid 2024 PT5 will get close enough to Earth to temporarily be drawn in for a...