What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
网页1 天前 · Scientists discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, on Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. The asteroid impact warning system, developed by the University...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
网页1 天前 · 2024 PT5, which is larger than some of the other mini-moons, will also return to Earth's orbit — in 2055. Earth's gravity will pull it into its orbit and the asteroid will have negative...
Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a ...
网页2 天之前 · 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 have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say ...
网页1 天前 · 2024 PT5, discovered on Aug. 7, is following a horseshoe-shaped path, which means that it will make a semi-orbit of the Earth and then return to its normal sun-centered orbit. Researchers said...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
网页2024年9月12日 · The asteroid 2024 PT5, reported this month in the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, is just 33 feet long. Astronomers calculate that from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, it will loop...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
网页5 天之前 · The 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...
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
网页2024年9月12日 · Earth’s gravity will temporarily capture a newly discovered asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a mini-moon. According to researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, the...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
网页4 天之前 · 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,...
'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study finds
网页3 天之前 · The tiny asteroid, which researchers named "2024 PT5," will temporarily orbit Earth before returning to an asteroid belt revolving around the sun.
Earth is set to have another moon in its orbit - NBC New York
网页2 天之前 · A new mini-moon — referred to scientifically as 2024 PT5 — is set to make a two-month orbit around the Earth this fall. Here’s what you need to know about the rare occurrence.
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