Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB2 hours ago · Jupiter sets record after 12 new moons discovered 00:14. 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 ...
'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study finds
WEB22 hours ago · 0:42. 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 ...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB11 hours 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 soon pick up a new 'mini-moon' but it won't be here for …
WEB21 hours ago · 2022 NX1 is another small near-Earth asteroid that was temporarily captured as a mini-moon by Earth's gravity from June 11 to 3 July, 2022. At the time, astronomers suspected it might have been an ...
Earth will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say ...
WEB5 hours 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 Welcomes a New 'Mini-Moon' Later This Month
WEB1 day ago · This temporary mini-moon is actually a small asteroid about 10 meters (33 feet) wide. Officially known as 2024 PT₅, the rock was only discovered last month, and calculations of its path indicate it will become a satellite of Earth on September 29. It will be our little travel companion for 56.6 days, completing one full orbit of Earth in that ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB2 hours ago · 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. We also had another mini-moon briefly in 2020. Sometimes these ...
Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a ...
WEB21 hours ago · A new paper suggests asteroid 2024 PT 5 will become a "mini-moon" from late September to November 25. Scientists occasionally discover asteroids that orbit the Earth for short periods, but 2024 PT ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB2 days ago · This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion years ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB3 days ago · The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 before escaping Earth's gravity. Yet despite this 57-day close flyby of our planet, the asteroid will be hard ...
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