CBS News29d
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
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 ...
AOL26d
Earth will get a second moon for nearly 57 days this year
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 ...
The Washington Post29d
For 57 days this fall, Earth will have a second moon
Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by Earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before returning to its ...
UPI1mon
Earth will have a second 'tiny moon' for two months
Sept. 19 (UPI) --It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this month, space researchers have announced. The celestial ...
Business Insider25d
Earth is about to get a 2nd moon for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.
Earth is about to pluck a second moon from an asteroid belt — but we only get this mini-moon for 57 days. It's an asteroid about the size of a school bus, at 35 feet long, and it has a typical ...
The Independent23d
Earth to get a ‘mini moon’ this month, scientists reveal
Earth tends to pull asteroids into partial or full orbits around it regularly before they are flung back out into space. Artist’s impression of asteroid in space (NASA/JPL-Caltech) For instance ...
Forbes29d
Temporary ‘Mini-Moon’ Will Begin To Orbit Earth Next Week: What To Know
Asteroid 2024 PT5 will begin its roughly 57-day orbit around Earth on September 29, and it will end on November 25. When asteroids approach Earth, they typically either fly by the planet ...
ABC News29d
Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'
The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29. The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close ...
Al Jazeera English28d
Earth to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?
Mini-moons are asteroids which have been pulled by the Earth’s gravity into orbit around the planet and remain there until they become dislodged and move away again. The length of time these ...
USA Today20d
An asteroid known as a 'mini-moon' will join Earth's orbit for 2 months starting Sunday
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 ...
Yahoo1mon
Earth will have a 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months starting Sunday, researchers say. Here's what that means.
Starting today through Nov. 25, Earth will have a temporary companion — a mini-moon. Technically, it’s not a real moon but rather a 37-foot asteroid called “2024 PT5” believed to be from ...