A 'mini-moon' will be captured by the Earth's orbit for several weeks later this month
The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical ...
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A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...
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Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second ‘Moon’
“Earth can regularly capture asteroids from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population and pull them into orbit, making them mini-moons,” researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la ...
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Earth Is Set to Have Another Moon in Its Orbit—What That Means
29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25. Researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos explained the event in the journal Research Notes of the AAS ...
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Did you know Earth is set to have another moon in its Orbit? Here's what that means
A new moon is expected to be pulled into the Earth’s orbit by the end of September, but the rare phenomenon won’t last long. The visiting moon is technically an asteroid known as 2024 PT5, and ...
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Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When you can see it
and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h), according to Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos. An Arjuna asteroid called 2024 PT5 will become a mini ...
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Did you know Earth is set to have another Moon in its Orbit? Here's what that means
29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25. Researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos explained the event in the journal "Research Notes of the AAS ...