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 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB18 hours 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 will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB6 hours ago · Updated on: September 20, 2024 / 1:41 AM EDT / CBS News. 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 ...
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 ...
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 will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say ...
WEB20 hours ago · In 1981 and 2022, researchers said, a flyby called 2022 NX1 was another short-lived mini-moon. Unfortunately, it will be difficult to see 2024 PT5 in the night sky, as it isn’t big enough ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB3 days ago · Once 2024 PT5 has fulfilled its role as a mini-moon, it will return to a sun-centered orbit, remaining part of the Arjuna asteroid belt. Related Stories: — Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029.
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,...
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...
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 ...
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