'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for 2 months beginning Sunday
WEB2 days ago · In order to be considered a mini-moon, an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h), according to ...
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | Space
WEB1 day ago · NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" comes in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part ...
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
WEBSep 23, 2024 · The asteroid is expected to enter Earth’s orbit Sunday and lurk there until Nov. 25, just over 56 days, Marcos said. Earth as seen from the surface of the moon by the Apollo 11 Command Module in ...
Meet Earth's new mini-moon - Australian Geographic
WEB3 days ago · Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon for a few weeks. 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”). Our new mini-moon is ...
Earth will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months - Phys.org
WEB2 days ago · The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will be temporarily trapped by our planet's gravity and orbit ...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEBSep 20, 2024 · 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 ...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving...
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...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A space rock spotted recently with NASA-funded ground telescopes is about to do just that, temporarily becoming an additional lunar-like companion to planet Earth. The asteroid 2024 PT5,...