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Newly Discovered Asteroid to Become Earth’s Temporary “Mini-Moon”
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily orbit Earth as a “mini-moon” for nearly two months starting ...
Earth will get a second moon for nearly 57 days this year
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
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Earth to have a new minimoon: Asteroid 2024 PT5 joins orbit
Astronomers have reported that Earth will have two natural satellites for nearly two months, from September 29 to November 25 ...
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Meet Earth's New Mini-Moon Before It Vanishes
You can see the astroid, named 2024 PT5, for a short time before it heads on its way.
There will be a 'mini-moon' in orbit around Earth this fall
The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...
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Earth Is Getting a New ‘Mini Moon’ for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
A roughly 33-foot-long asteroid called 2024 PT5 will chart a horseshoe-like path around our planet Shi En Kim Reporter In ...