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 ...
Have you ever worried about the moon getting lonely in its terrestrial orbit? Well, worry no more. The moon has found a friend!
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.
Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.
Well, Nostradamus also had some startling predictions for 2025, including a major space event. A colossal asteroid, known as ...
This phase of the moon is a great time for stargazing since the bright side of the moon faces away from Earth and won’t overshadow celestial bodies and events. Of course, clouds and other weather ...
Frank Sinatra once sang, “Fly me to the moon,” but now anyone on Earth can ask “Which moon do you want to go to, Frank?” ...
Scientists call such phenomena mini-moons. The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid ...
The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.
Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...
2024 PT5, a new mini-moon, highlights space mining potential. Asteroids hold vast resources, making mining increasingly viable. Captured mini-moon offers insights into the Solar System's formation.