Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB1 day 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 Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months
WEBIn 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 to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?
WEB13 hours ago · In that year, 2006 RH120, the Earth’s first confirmed mini-moon with a diameter of about 2 to 4 metres was captured in Earth’s orbit for roughly a year. This was the only mini-moon to have ...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB1 day 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 another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB4 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 ...
'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study finds
WEB2 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 will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB2 days ago · The last time we had a mini-moon was in 2022. Asteroid 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon for a few months that year and is believed to have previously been captured by Earth in 1981.
Earth will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say ...
WEB2 days ago · Researchers said the mini-moon will take place from Sept. 29 until Nov. 25. Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told the New ...
Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know ... - ABC News
WEB2 days ago · Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini-moon," according to astronomers. Starting from Sept. 29, the asteroid ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB5 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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