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Earth Has Another Moon and It's Staying Until ThanksgivingThe celestial object is more than just a guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay, or at least until ...
Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.
On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.
It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...
The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.
Beginning Sunday, Earth's skies will soon have a temporary visitor. On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost ...
Earth's orbit just got a bit more crowded. A second moon joined the Earth's orbit on Sunday, September 29 th. The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is ...
Sep. 27—Once in a mini-moon. You won't be able to see the 2024 PT5 asteroid when it hitches a ride in the moon's orbit of Earth starting today — not with your average backyard telescope ...
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