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 is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months. For the next two months, an ...
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 ...