What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 19, 2024 3 AM PT. Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact. Instead, it’ll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB22 hours ago · Updated on: September 19, 2024 / 2:17 PM EDT / CBS News. Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered ...
Earth will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say ...
WEB1 day ago · Researchers said the mini-moon will take place from Sept. 29 until Nov. 25. Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told the New ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB22 hours ago · The last time we had a mini-moon was in 2022. Asteroid 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon for a few months that year and is believed to have previously been captured by Earth in 1981.
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB3 days ago · Marcos explained that in order to become a mini-moon, an incoming body has to approach Earth at a close range of around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and slowly at about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h).
Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When …
WEB1 day ago · The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society. The tiny asteroid, which researchers named "2024 PT5," will temporarily orbit …
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Bottom line: Earth will get a mini-moon for two months when the 33-foot-wide asteroid 2024 PT5 makes a close pass of our planet and makes a temporary loop about us.
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEBThe 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 ...
Why Earth will temporarily get a ‘mini-moon’ in September
WEB1 day ago · According to a new study, the Earth’s gravitational field will temporarily capture a small asteroid, called 2024 PT5, in late September. The asteroid will stay for two months before flying off into space. While gaining a “mini-moon” is not new for Earth, the phenomenon is rare — in most cases, asteroids either miss the planet or burn ...
Earth will soon have a new mini-moon in September — but only …
WEB1 day ago · NASA reported the discovery of one such mini-moon, known as 2020 CD3, in early 2020. This object, just over three meters wide, orbited Earth for about three years before breaking free.
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