Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | Space
WEB2 days ago · 2024 PT5 isn't the first asteroid to be captured by Earth to be transformed into a mini-moon. Scientists have officially documented two prior "short captures," a type of asteroid-grabbing...
Newly Discovered Asteroid 2024 PT5 Becomes Earth’s Temporary …
WEB4 days ago · A new asteroid, named 2024 PT5, is set to briefly orbit the planet, marking a rare celestial event. Discovered in August, this asteroid is notable for its size and temporary orbital presence with the earth, earning it the informal title of a "mini moon."
Can you see Earth's new 'minimoon' with the naked eye?
WEB2 days ago · On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.
Tiny Asteroid Will Briefly Become Earth’s Mini Moon - Scientific …
WEB6 days ago · A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep space.
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
WEBSep 23, 2024 · The upcoming visit from asteroid 2024 PT5 will be short. The space rock will be too small and faint to be seen with regular telescopes and binoculars. Marcos said he and his colleagues plan to...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Meet asteroid 2024 PT5, Earth’s latest mini-moon. “It is pretty cool,” Federica Spoto, an asteroid dynamics researcher at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian, tells Robin...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEBSep 20, 2024 · The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from September 29 to November 25, according to astronomers. Then, the space...
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEB3 days ago · 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,...
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...
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...
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