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Bookmark or Share- Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Temporary Mini-Moon2024 PT5 is a small asteroid that has served as a temporary “mini-moon” for Earth, orbiting near the planet for about six weeks. Analysis has revealed that the asteroid spins rapidly ...
- Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this yearEarth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving...
- Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIMEFrom Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what scientists think is an asteroid but have dubbed a “mini-moon”—will be looping around Earth. It will eventually...
- Tiny Asteroid Will Briefly Become Earth’s Mini Moon ...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.
- Meet 2024 PT5, Earth’s temporary mini-moon - Astronomy MagazineEarth is about to receive a visitor from outer space. No little green men, alas, but a tiny and temporary moon will grace our skies for two months, beginning this weekend.
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