Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
WEB3 days ago · The asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, is 33 feet long — roughly equivalent to a standard school bus. The space rock does not pose a threat to Earth, and it is not expected to stick around for long...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEBSep 20, 2024 · 2024 PT5, which is larger than some of the other mini-moons, will also return to Earth's orbit — in 2055. Earth's gravity will pull it into its orbit and the asteroid will have negative...
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 years,...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
WEB6 days ago · In a new report in the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, scientists announced that 2024 PT5 is just 33 feet long—on the order of one thousand times punier than the Chicxulub...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
WEB6 days ago · 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 rock...
'Mini Moon' to orbit Earth for two months - BBC
WEBThe asteroid, which scientists refer to as 2024 PT5, hails from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which contains rocks that follow an orbit quite similar to Earth’s. Occasionally, some of these asteroids...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Scientists discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, on Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. The asteroid impact warning system, developed by the University...
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...
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...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The asteroid 2024 PT5, reported this month in the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, is just 33 feet long. Astronomers calculate that from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, it will loop...
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