Earth Is Getting Another Moon This September, But Only for Two Months
Between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 2024, an asteroid from the Near-Earth object (NEO) population will be briefly pulled into orbit ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
Earth will have a second 'tiny moon' for two months
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...
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An Asteroid Is Going to Orbit Earth Like a Mini Moon for 2 Months
An asteroid is headed towards Earth. It's not going to hit us, but it is going to hang out for a couple of months. A recently ...
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Asteroid set to temporarily become Earth’s ‘second moon’
Tiny asteroid will be pulled in by gravity between Sep. 29 and Nov. 25, however will not be discernible via basic telescopes; ...
Earth will soon have a temporary second moon
Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the ...
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Earth To Get A ‘Mini-Moon’ For The Next 2 Months, What To Know About This Rare Event
2024 PT5 has already been near Earth since July. During the event, the asteroid’s geocentric energy will become negative and remain that way for 56.6 days. In Dunn’s simulation, the orbit is shown as ...