Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say | Space
Sep 30, 2024 · NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of...
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon' - NBC News
Earth is set to play host to a visiting “mini-moon.” An asteroid is expected to swing by Earth next week, then spend about two months orbiting the planet as it gets temporarily caught by...
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’ - CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · 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 world...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
Sep 16, 2024 · Earth is set to gain another moon by the end of the month — a small asteroid that will be snared by our planet's gravity until the end of the year, scientists say. The mini-moon, an...
Watch newly discovered asteroid fly between Earth and moon on …
Jan 28, 2024 · 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).
New images reveal tiny moon around asteroid as it flies by Earth - CNN
Jul 6, 2024 · Scientists at NASA collected radar images as two asteroids made recent close passes of Earth, and the data revealed that one of the space rocks has a tiny moon.
A 'mini-moon' will be visible from Earth for the next two months
Sep 20, 2024 · Earth’s gravity has disrupted an asteroid named 2024 P-T-5. The space rock and the Earth are now in a fleeting gravitational dance.
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
Sep 12, 2024 · But very rarely, an asteroid is captured by Earth’s gravity and pirouettes around the planet, becoming, in effect, a moon — albeit an ephemeral one. A space rock spotted recently with...
Tiny Asteroid Will Briefly Become Earth’s Mini Moon - Scientific …
Sep 25, 2024 · By November 25, the sun’s gravitational tugging will have overcome that of Earth’s, sending this mini moon back into its default heliocentric orbit with the rest of its Arjuna kin.
NASA spacecraft discovers surprise mini moon orbiting the asteroid ...
Nov 3, 2023 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. It turns out that the asteroid Dinkinesh has a dinky sidekick — a...