Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
WEB8 hours ago · 2024 PT5, which is larger than some of the other mini-moons, will also return to Earth's orbit — in 2055. ... Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media ...
Earth will soon pick up a new 'mini-moon' but it won't be here for …
WEB1 day ago · 2024 PT5's 'close encounter' with Earth on January 9, 2025, when it will be around 1.8 million kilometres away, or over 4.5 times farther away than the Moon. (NASA CNEOS)
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB1 day ago · Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. ... Jaweed Kaleem is an education reporter at the Los Angeles Times, where he covers news and features on K-12 and ...
Earth will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months, researchers say ...
WEB22 hours ago · 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 the ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
WEB20 hours ago · Asteroid 2024 PT5 is passing so close that it will temporarily join Earth and essentially become a "mini-moon." ... Based in Toronto, Nicole covers all things science for CBC News. As an amateur ...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB1 day ago · Compared to Earth's moon, which has a diameter of 2,159 miles, asteroid 2024 PT5 is just a tiny spec measuring at about 33 feet wide. That's about the width of a city bus. This is not the first ...
Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a ...
WEB1 day ago · 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 get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB3 days ago · 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 ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB4 days ago · 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
WEBSep 12, 2024 · 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...
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