Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB9 hours ago · Scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid have tracked the asteroid's orbit for 21 days and determined its future path. 2024 PT5 is from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which orbits the...
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)
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB1 day ago · Scientists discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, on Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. The asteroid impact warning system, developed by the University...
The Earth Is Getting a Mini-Moon—but Only for About a Month
WEB1 hour ago · Named 2024 PT5, the rock is only 33 meters long and will form a kind of horseshoe-like orbit around Earth from September 29 to November 5 before leaving Earth’s orbit. In the future,...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB20 hours ago · Technically speaking, 2024 PT5 — which was discovered on Aug. 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) — doesn't qualify as a moon as it won't complete a full revolution...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB1 day ago · Now named asteroid 2024 PT5, it will be captured in Earth's gravitational pull between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25. After that, it will escape Earth's orbit and be pulled toward the sun before...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB3 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...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
WEB1 day ago · From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what scientists think is an asteroid but have dubbed a “mini-moon”—will be looping around Earth. It will eventually...
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...
'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study finds
WEB1 day ago · The tiny asteroid, which researchers named "2024 PT5," will temporarily orbit Earth before returning to an asteroid belt revolving around the sun.
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