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Asteroid, moon
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.
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.
Earth will get a second moon from September 29: Everything you need to know about 2024 PT5
PT5 could be anywhere between 16 to 138 feet across, potentially larger than the asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013, causing damage and injuries.
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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, ...
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Earth Is Getting a New ‘Mini Moon’ for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
Meet asteroid 2024
PT5
, Earth’s latest mini-
moon
. “It is pretty cool,” Federica Spoto, an asteroid dynamics researcher at ...
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