Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB6 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 ...
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
WEB3 days ago · The asteroid is expected to enter Earth’s orbit Sunday and lurk there until Nov. 25, just over 56 days, Marcos said. Earth as seen from the surface of the moon by the Apollo 11 Command Module in ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEBSep 17, 2024 · 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 Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
WEB6 days ago · In 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 will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB6 days ago · 2024 PT5, which is larger than some of the other mini-moons, will also return to Earth's orbit — in 2055. Earth's gravity will pull it into its orbit and the asteroid will have negative...
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall : NPR
WEB5 days 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 ...
'Mini-moon' about to enter Earth's orbit and stick around ... - Sky News
WEB1 day ago · 2024 PT5 was first discovered in August last year, the day before it approached Earth at a distance of 353,200 miles (568,500km). ... Read more from Sky News: UK and allies issue alert over huge ...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. ... Jaweed Kaleem is an education reporter at the Los Angeles Times, where he covers news and features on K-12 and ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEBSep 16, 2024 · 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...
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...