Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’ | CNN
网页12 小时之前 · 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 Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
网页5 小时之前 · In just over one week’s time, Earth will gain a new celestial companion that will stay for two months in the planet’s gravitational cradle. Meet asteroid 2024 PT5, Earth’s latest mini-moon ...
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
网页21 小时之前 · Updated on: September 20, 2024 / 1:41 AM EDT / CBS News. 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 ...
The Earth Is Getting a Mini-Moon—but Only for About a Month
网页13 小时之前 · On August 7, 2024, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a space object that, for a little more than a month, will become a mini-moon of Earth. Named 2024 PT5 ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
网页1 天前 · The last time we had a mini-moon was in 2022. Asteroid 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon for a few months that year and is believed to have previously been captured by Earth in 1981.
Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'
网页2 天之前 · The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September.. An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a ...
Earth is about to get a new mini-moon - The Mercury News
网页9 小时之前 · The space rock will orbit about 2.6 million miles away, or about 10 times the distance between Earth and the moon. Some mini-moons — “temporarily captured orbiters” — can stay in orbit for ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
网页4 天之前 · Marcos explained that in order to become a mini-moon, an incoming body has to approach Earth at a close range of around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and slowly at about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h).
'Mini-moon' to join Earth's orbit for nearly 2 months, study finds
网页2 天之前 · The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
网页2024年9月12日 · Bottom line: Earth will get a mini-moon for two months when the 33-foot-wide asteroid 2024 PT5 makes a close pass of our planet and makes a temporary loop about us.