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 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 ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB3 days ago · Asteroid 2024 PT5 is passing so close that it will temporarily join Earth and essentially become a "mini-moon." ... Based in Toronto, Nicole covers all things science for CBC News. As an amateur ...
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall | KPBS Public Media
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 second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB2 days ago · 2024 PT5, which is larger than some of the other mini-moons, will also return to Earth's orbit — in 2055. ... Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media ...
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...
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 ...
Meet Earth's New Mini-Moon Before It Vanishes - CNET
WEB1 day ago · The hunk of rock, dubbed 2024 PT5 will fly into Earth's orbit, get caught there from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25 and then go on its merry way out into the solar system. Scientists call such phenomena mini ...
2024 PT5 - Wikipedia
WEBSep 10, 2024 · 2024 PT 5 is a near-Earth object roughly 11 meters (36 ft) in diameter discovered by ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland on August 7, 2024, the day before approaching Earth at 568,500 km (353,200 mi). The object orbits the Sun but makes slow close approaches to the Earth–Moon system. Between 29 September 2024 and 25 November 2024 (a period of 1 month and 27 days) it will pass just outside Earth's ...
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall | WCBU Peoria
WEB22 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 around the Earth in a “horseshoe” path for about two months, from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. But there’s some disagreement among scientists about ...
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