Earth will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months | AP News
网页1 天前 · FILE - A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.”. The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 …
Meet Earth's new mini-moon - Australian Geographic
网页1 天前 · Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon for a few weeks. It won’t be the first – or the last. Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular Moon ’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from the Arjuna asteroid group (called the “Arjunas”). Our new mini-moon is ...
Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
网页2024年9月20日 · CNN — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our...
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
网页5 天之前 · The asteroid is expected to enter Earth’s orbit Sunday and lurk there until Nov. 25, just over 56 days, Marcos said. Earth as seen from the surface of the moon by the Apollo 11 Command Module in ...
'Mini Moon' to orbit Earth for two months - BBC News
网页3 天之前 · Mini-moons have been spotted before, and it's thought many more are likely to have gone unnoticed. Some even come back for repeat visits, the 2022 NX1 asteroid became a mini-moon in 1981 and again ...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
网页2024年9月19日 · Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.
Earth Welcomes a New 'Mini-Moon' Later This Month
网页2024年9月18日 · This temporary mini-moon is actually a small asteroid about 10 meters (33 feet) wide. Officially known as 2024 PT₅, the rock was only discovered last month, and calculations of its path indicate it will become a satellite of Earth on September 29. It will be our little travel companion for 56.6 days, completing one full orbit of Earth in that time.
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall - NPR
网页2024年9月21日 · 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...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
网页2024年9月20日 · Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
网页2024年9月12日 · A space rock spotted recently with NASA-funded ground telescopes is about to do just that, temporarily becoming an additional lunar-like companion to planet Earth. The asteroid 2024 PT5,...
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