Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

一颗小行星将短暂进入环地球轨道运行。 2024 PT5短暂成为地球卫星的轨道示意图。白色为2024 PT5轨道，蓝色为地球轨道，洋红色是水星轨道。NASA 一个以西班牙科学家Carlos de la Fuente ...

Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

这次，小行星2024 pt5以一种非常缓慢的速度靠近地球，就像是被地球的引力轻轻拉了一把，它的运行轨迹发生了改变，开始了一段为期约56天的绕地 ...

[1] Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl de la Fuente Marcos. A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT5 Captured by Earth from September to November. Research Notes of the AAS. 8(9):224 (2024) 广告声明 ...

When the world woke up on Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth had an extra moon. 2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a space ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...

这个“月亮”是谁？为什么说是限时版？中国科学院紫金山天文台科普主管王科超为您揭秘。 王科超介绍，这个新的“月亮”实际上是名为2024 PT5的近地小行星。今年8月，南非阿特拉斯（ATLAS）观测计划首次观测到这颗小行星，其直径约为11米。 “这颗 ...

Have you ever worried about the moon getting lonely in its terrestrial orbit? Well, worry no more. The moon has found a friend!

The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.

Astronomy fans are in for a treat, as it's nearly time for October's full Moon. It will appear in our skies later this week, and what's more, it's set to be the brightest supermoon of the year!