Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won't be the first (or the last)
Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the "Arjunas").
An asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as a temporary 'mini-moon'
A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity.
‘Mini-moon’ will start orbit of Earth later this week
The mini-moon, nicknamed 2024 PTS, will orbit the Earth in a horseshoe pattern before the gravity of other objects in our solar system pull it off. It will return to orbit the Earth again in 2055.
Meet Earth's New Mini-Moon Before It Vanishes
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-moons.
Mini-moon set to orbit Earth is newly discovered asteroid: What to know
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this fall.
Why Earth will temporarily have a mini-moon for two months
A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months. This 33-foot-long object, while billions of years old, was only recently discovered.
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’
A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.
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