Meet 2024 PT5, Earth’s temporary mini-moon - Astronomy …
Sep 27, 2024 — Earth is about to receive a visitor from outer space. No little green men, alas, but a tiny and temporary moon will grace our skies for two months, beginning this weekend.
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity.
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’ - CNN
Sep 20, 2024 — CNN — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit...
'Mini Moon' to orbit Earth for two months - BBC News
Sep 25, 2024 — A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily become a "mini-moon". This space visitor will be around from September 29 for a couple of months before...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
Sep 20, 2024 — In just over one week’s time, Earth will gain a new celestial companion that will stay for two months in the planet’s gravitational cradle. Meet asteroid 2024 PT5, Earth’s latest mini-moon.
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | Space
Sep 30, 2024 — 2024 PT5 isn't the first asteroid to be captured by Earth and transformed into a mini-moon. Scientists have officially documented two prior "short captures," a type of asteroid-grabbing event...
Meet Earth’s New Mini Moon - Scientific American
Sep 25, 2024 — Meet Earth’s New Mini Moon. A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep space. By Lee Billings. An artist’s concept...
It's official: Earth now has two moons - Earth.com
Oct 6, 2024 — Well, we can now confirm that Earth now officially has two moons after capturing asteroid 2024 PT5. On Sunday, September 29, our planet captured the tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. This intriguing event was first spotted by astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid.
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall - NPR
Sep 21, 2024 — An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
Sep 18, 2024 — For almost two months, Earth will joined by a new mini-moon in it's gravitational orbit, believed to be an asteroid known as 2024 PT5.