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Earth captures a new mini-moon
Asteroid 2024 PT5 becomes Earth’s temporary mini-moon: Here’s how to see it live
A small asteroid named 2024 PT5 is making a brief visit to Earth's orbit, becoming a temporary "mini-moon" this autumn. Check details.
Earth's Mini-Moon Is Here: Everything You Need to Know About the Temporary Second 'Moon'
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August. The researchers who found it published a nonpeer-reviewed study about the asteroid.
Earth has a new min-moon. How you can try to see it while it's here
This month, Earth will briefly gain a second moon, a small asteroid known as 2024 PT5. You'll need some special equipment to see it!
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Earth doesn't really have a second moon—but here's what would happen if we did
If you were hoping to see the “mini moon,” you’ve probably been disappointed. But experts say the asteroid was an important ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
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Earth Is Getting a New ‘Mini Moon’ for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
Meet asteroid
2024
PT5
, Earth’s latest mini-
moon
. “It is pretty cool,” Federica Spoto, an asteroid dynamics researcher ...
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on MSN
Earth Gets Second Moon for Two Months Named 2024 PT5: Seven Things Every Student Should Know About This Asteroid
Earth has temporarily gained a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured in its orbit on September 29, 2024 ...
AZ Central
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Are we getting a second moon? Everything to know about Earth's mini moon
The sky will have a new cosmic visitor this fall: A second
moon
will drift into Earth’s orbit. Asteroid
2024
PT5
is poised to become a temporary mini
moon
of Earth, a phenomenon that will last ...
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Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
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