Newly Discovered Asteroid 2024 PT5 Becomes Earth’s Temporary …
WEB23 hours ago — Starting Sept. 29, the Earth will have a temporary second “mini moon.” 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."
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 will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months | AP News
WEB22 hours ago — FILE - A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.”. The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth ...
Earth will capture 'second moon' on Sept. 29 | Space
WEB2 days 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'
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 — 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.
Earth Is Getting a New Mini Moon - Scientific American
WEB3 days ago — Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, co-discoverer of 2024 PT5 and a mini-moon-studying astronomer at Spain’s Complutense University of Madrid, told Space.com that you’d need a telescope at least 30 ...
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 …
WEBSep 20, 2024 — Scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid have tracked the asteroid's orbit for 21 days and determined its future path. 2024 PT5 is from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which orbits 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...