Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB9 hours 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 Is Just Days Away From Gaining A “Mini-Moon” — Meet Asteroid 2024 PT5
WEB7 hours ago · Earth will gain a “mini-moon” in just a few days, when an asteroid the size of two SUVs will pay our planet a temporary visit, and leave right around Thanksgiving. Asteroid 2024 PT5 will ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB18 hours ago · But Earth's gravitational pull will draw 2024 PT5 towards it and, much like our moon, it will orbit our planet — but only for 56.6 days.. While other non-Earth objects, or NEOs, have entered ...
Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a ...
WEB2 days ago · A new paper suggests asteroid 2024 PT 5 will become a "mini-moon" from late September to November 25. Scientists occasionally discover asteroids that orbit the Earth for short periods, but 2024 PT ...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB1 day ago · Compared to Earth's moon, which has a diameter of 2,159 miles, asteroid 2024 PT5 is just a tiny spec measuring at about 33 feet wide. That's about the width of a city bus. This is not the first ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB1 day ago · In the case of 2024 PT5, it is expected to be captured by Earth from Sept. 29 until Nov. 25. Afterward, it will remain in the neighbourhood — near Earth — until some time after Jan. 9, 2025.
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 ...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB1 day ago · A true mini-moon would fully orbit Earth at least one time. The 2024 PT5 won’t complete a perfect full orbit. In his article, Carlos, the researcher, said the asteroid would instead follow a ...
The Earth Is Getting a Mini-Moon—but Only for About a Month
WEB11 hours 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.
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Earth’s gravity will temporarily capture a newly discovered asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a mini-moon. According to researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, the...
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