Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
WEB4 days ago · 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 ...
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 world...
'Mini Moon' to orbit Earth for two months - BBC News
WEB2 days ago · 25 September 2024. Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn - Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational ...
Earth's Mini-Moon: Tiny 10-metre asteroid is set to enter the earth…
WEB2 days ago · The last known mini-moon was the 2020 CD3, which orbited Earth from 2018 to 2020. FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE : Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEBSep 20, 2024 · "Mini-moon" to temporarily orbit Earth for 2 months 00:48. 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 ...
Earth Is Getting a New Mini Moon - Scientific American
WEB2 days ago · By November 25, the sun’s gravitational tugging will have overcome that of Earth’s, sending this mini moon back into its default heliocentric orbit with the rest of its Arjuna kin. There’s ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Earth will get itself another moon this month, but only briefly. The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months.
Earth's New Temporary Mini-moon Arrives This Weekend
WEB4 days ago · A telescope array in South Africa, known as the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, discovered this temporary mini-moon — called 2024 PT 5 — on August 7th. At absolute magnitude 27.6, scientists estimate it is roughly 10 meters across, about the size of a two-story house. The boulder will circle Earth for almost two months ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Earth is set to gain another moon by the end of the month — a small asteroid that will be snared by our planet's gravity until the end of the year, scientists say.
Earth Welcomes a New 'Mini-Moon' Later This Month
WEBSep 18, 2024 · This temporary mini-moon is actually a small asteroid about 10 meters (33 feet) wide. Officially known as 2024 PT₅, the rock was only discovered last month, and calculations of its path indicate it will become a satellite of Earth on September 29.