Earth To Get A New Moon On Sept. 29, Scientists Say
Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid that’s about to be captured by our planet for a short time before being released back into the solar system to orbit the sun.
A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.
Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...
Starting from September 29, 2024, Earth's gravity will capture a small asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a temporary "mini-moon" that will orbit the planet for about two months until November 25 ...
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Earth Is Getting a New ‘Mini Moon’ for the Next Two Months, Astronomers SayA roughly 33-foot-long asteroid called 2024 PT5 will chart a horseshoe-like path around our planet Shi En Kim Reporter In ...
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