A 'mini-moon' will be captured by the Earth's orbit for several weeks later this month
The mini-moon is Asteroid 2024 PT5, which was discovered in August. In an article published by the American Astronomical Society, researchers Carlos de La Fuente Marcos and Raul de La Fuente Marcos said the asteroid will be temporarily captured by the Earth's orbit from Sept. 29 until Nov. 25.
PT5 could be anywhere between 16 to 138 feet across, potentially larger than the asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, ...
Asteroids from the Earth pass by all the time but we are expecting a friendly visitor staying around for the next couple ...
The small asteroid named 2024 PT5 will become a temporary mini moon of Earth from September 29 to November 25, 2024. While ...
While short mini-moon events are relatively common, longer capture episodes are rare, occurring only about once every 10 to 20 years. Stargazers will need a telescope to catch a glimpse of this ...
Earth is about to gain a second moon! A "mini-moon" named 2024 PT5 is a small asteroid that will temporarily orbit our ...
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