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Earth captures a new mini-moon
What to know about Earth's latest mini-moon, including how it got here, when it leaves
October's full moon will have some company this month now that a mini-moon is in Earth's orbit. Here's what you should know about the second moon.
Earth's new mini moon: Will we be able to see it in Illinois?
Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon — a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. Local educators tell us whether we'll be able to see it and if we can watch it.
Earth's Mini-Moon Is Arriving Today. What to Know About Our Temporary Second Moon
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August. The researchers who found it published a nonpeer-reviewed study about the asteroid.
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Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
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Earth Is Getting a New ‘Mini Moon’ for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
Meet asteroid 2024 PT5,
Earth
’s latest
mini
-
moon
. “It is pretty cool,” Federica Spoto, an asteroid dynamics researcher ...
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Yes, Earth is getting a temporary 'mini-moon'
“
Earth
is set to temporarily obtain another
moon
on September 29th. The asteroid known as a ‘
mini
-
moon
’ is expected to make a single orbit journey around
Earth
, ending on November 25th,” a ...
The Post
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Simple Science: Earth welcomes a second, tinier moon
Earth’s orbit has temporarily welcomed a second moon. Discovered by NASA scientists in early August, the mini-moon, 2024 PT5, ...
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