Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB23 hours ago · That's what's happening later this month. 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 ...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB1 day ago · A true mini-moon would fully orbit Earth at least one time. The 2024 PT5 won’t complete a perfect full orbit. In his article, Carlos, the researcher, said the asteroid would instead follow a ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB23 hours ago · But Earth's gravitational pull will draw 2024 PT5 towards it and, much like our moon, it will orbit our planet — but only for 56.6 days.. While other non-Earth objects, or NEOs, have entered ...
Earth will soon pick up a new 'mini-moon' but it won't be here for …
WEB1 day ago · 2024 PT5's 'close encounter' with Earth on January 9, 2025, when it will be around 1.8 million kilometres away, or over 4.5 times farther away than the Moon. (NASA CNEOS)
Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a ...
WEB1 day ago · A new paper suggests asteroid 2024 PT 5 will become a "mini-moon" from late September to November 25. Scientists occasionally discover asteroids that orbit the Earth for short periods, but 2024 PT ...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB1 day ago · Compared to Earth's moon, which has a diameter of 2,159 miles, asteroid 2024 PT5 is just a tiny spec measuring at about 33 feet wide. That's about the width of a city bus. This is not the first ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB3 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 set to have another moon in its orbit - NBC New York
WEB1 day ago · A new moon is expected to be pulled into the Earth’s orbit by the end of September, but the rare phenomenon won’t last long. The visiting moon is technically an asteroid known as 2024 PT5, and ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB4 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 · 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,...
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