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Bookmark or Share- Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group...
- 'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study findsIn order to be considered a mini-moon, an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h),...
- Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 monthsEarth 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. The mini-moon, an asteroid...
- What is the ‘Mini Moon’ That is Now Orbiting Earth?A so-called “mini moon” will join our actual moon in circling the planet until Nov. 25. 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 ...
- Earth's temporary 'mini-moon' is leaving. But where did it come from?Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on...
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