Earth to get 2nd 'mini-moon'
Starting this month, Earth will have a new 'mini-moon'
An asteroid will become Earth's 'mini-moon' starting at the end of September after getting stuck in our planet's gravity.
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet’s sky or a gruesome new wound in its crust. But very rarely, asteroids are captured by Earth’s gravity and pirouette around the planet, becoming, in effect, a moon — albeit an ephemeral one.
A new mini-moon is being captured by Earth
When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet’s sky or a gruesome new wound in its crust.
Earth To Get New 'Mini-Moon': All About Asteroid 2024 PT5 Set To Join Orbit For 2 Months
In a rare event, Earth will soon have two moons for a brief period of nearly two months as our planet's moon will be accompanied by a new "mini-moon" between September 29 to November 25 this year. This junior companion,
In a rare celestial event, Earth to get a new mini-moon for 56 days
In a rare celestial event, an asteroid, named 2024 PT5, heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate. Instead of smashing through the planet’s atmosphere, 2024 PT5 is likely to be trapped in Earth’s orbit and become a mini-moon.
Asteroid 2024 PT5 Is Set To Be A Mini-Moon Of Earth – But Just For Two Months
An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s likely to become trapped in orbit and become a mini-moon. It will be a swift visit,
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months
A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system.
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