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 ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
网页2024年9月17日 — This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion...
The moon will get a temporary sidekick. It's called a mini-moon …
网页4 天之前 — The moon is getting a little friend. For about two months a so-called mini-moon will orbit Earth. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have news about the moon, which is getting a sidekick, at least ...
Earth will briefly gain asteroid as second moon, scientists say - BBC
网页Earth to briefly gain second 'moon', scientists say. Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn - Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid is going to be ...
'Mini-moon' about to enter Earth's orbit and stick around ... - Sky News
网页3 天之前 — The moon will get a companion this week as an asteroid around the length of a double-decker bus enters Earth's orbit. The temporary guest, called 2024 PT5, should arrive on 29 September and is ...
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall : NPR
网页6 天之前 — 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.
Tiny Asteroid Will Briefly Become Earth’s Mini Moon - Scientific …
网页3 天之前 — Earth Is Getting a New Mini Moon. A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep space. By Lee Billings. An artist’s ...
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,...
Watch newly discovered asteroid fly between Earth and moon on …
网页2024年1月28日 — The asteroid will fly close to the moon just before 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) before zooming past Earth three and a half hours later at an estimated speed of 14,200 mph (22,850 km/h). The flying...
NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close …
网页2024年7月3日 — These seven radar observations by the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone Solar System Radar shows the mile-wide asteroid 2011 UL21 during its June 27 close approach with Earth from about 4 million miles away. The asteroid and its small moon (a bright dot at the bottom of the image) are circled in white.