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Bookmark or Share- 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...
- Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | SpaceNASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a...
- Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon'Earth is set to play host to a visiting “mini-moon.” An asteroid is expected to swing by Earth next week, then spend about two months orbiting the planet as it gets temporarily caught by...
- What is the ‘Mini Moon’ That is Now Orbiting Earth?What exactly is the mini moon? It’s actually a small asteroid –– only 33 meters across, the size of a bus and 300,000 times smaller than Earth’s — that has temporarily entered Earth’s gravitational pull, says Jacqueline McCleary, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern University.
- Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNNA temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 in its orbit.
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