Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.
The Earth is getting a second 'mini-moon' later this month, but it'll only last from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, researchers say.
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...
Earth will have a second moon orbiting the planet when it grabs a tiny astroid in its gravitational pull later this month, ...
Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 ...
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As with so many things in the fickle world of spaceflight, NASA already had a contingency plan in place for this exact ...
Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...
Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...