A 'mini-moon' will be captured by the Earth's orbit for several weeks later this month
The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...
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A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...
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Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
Marcos explained that some of these objects in the Arjuna asteroid belt can approach Earth at a close range of around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and at low velocities of around 2,200 miles ...
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In a rare celestial event, Earth to get a new mini-moon for 56 days
The asteroid 2024 PT5, discovered on August 7 by two astronomers from the Complutense University of Madrid, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos using NASA’s asteroid impact ...
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Earth Is About To Capture A Space Rock Into Orbit, Say Hello To Our New Mini Moon
The duo, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raul de la Fuente Marcos, pointed out in their recently published paper Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population ...
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Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
"Objects in the Arjuna asteroid belt are part of the near-Earth object population of asteroids and comets." Marcos explained that some of these objects in the Arjuna asteroid belt can approach Earth ...
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Earth may be gaining a temporary moon
"Every time an object with an orbit so earthlike is discovered, there is a chance that we are just recovering space debris," Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, an astronomer at the Complutense University ...
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Mini-Moon With Mahabharata Connection Will Not Be Visible To Eyes: ISRO
Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raul de la Fuente Marcos, the astronomers who authored the RNAAS report said, "near-Earth objects (NEOs) that follow horseshoe paths, and approach our planet at ...
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Earth to get a second moon? See details about temporary mini-moon from Arjuna asteroid belt
Marcos explained that 2024 PT5 will not complete a full orbit around Earth. "You may say that if a true satellite is like a customer buying goods inside a store, objects like 2024 PT5 are window ...