It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...
A tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5 will start orbiting the earth on Sept. 29, 2024. According to Space.com, this newest moon will ...
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 ...
Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...
Sadly, at just about 10 meters, the mini-moon will be extremely hard to see from Earth, but its presence will be there ...
Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the ...
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Earth gains a second 'mini-moon'
KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart explains why earth will gain a second 'mini-moon'.
"Asteroids that fail to escape Earth's gravity and end up orbiting the planet for a time are referred to as mini-moons," The ...
Asteroid PT5 was discovered on August 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System and was observed by a team in ...
For 57 days, our planet will have two moons as the 2024 PT5 asteroid gets caught in Earth’s gravity and whirled around in our ...