Earth is getting a temporary second moon this fall
Earth will soon have a visitor — and not of the extraterrestrial kind. Astronomers found a small asteroid that will orbit our planet this fall, becoming a "mini-moon" temporarily.
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2024 PT₅ will then swing past for a final goodbye on 9 January 2025, coming within 1.8 million kilometers (1.1 million miles) of Earth before heading back out into the inky blackness.
New mini-moon to orbit Earth but won’t stay in the neighborhood for long
Earth will soon have a visitor — and not of the extraterrestrial kind. Astronomers found a small asteroid that will orbit our planet this fall, becoming a "mini-moon" temporarily.
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.
Earth will get a second moon for nearly 57 days this year
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
There will be a 'mini-moon' in orbit around Earth this fall
Earth’s gravity − sort of like a window shopper − before returning to its normal orbit around the sun. Objects that get captured by our gravitational force for a short time are known as mini-moons. This one,
A space rock is about to become Earth's new 'mini-moon'
ATLANTA — 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 orbit our world from Sept.
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