It's official: Earth now has two moons - Earth.com
Oct 6, 2024 · On Sunday, September 29, our planet captured the tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. This intriguing event was first spotted by astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid.
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...
Earth just got a second moon, but not for long. Here's why
Oct 2, 2024 · Earth just got a second moon, but not for long. Here's why The ‘mini moon’ is actually a small asteroid, the size of a school bus, that is known as 2024 PT5.
Earth's second moon, a mini-moon, will be gone forever next …
Nov 1, 2024 · 2024 PT5 will be around for about two more weeks, probably until mid-November. Comparing 2024 PT5 to our moon. Let’s compare our moon to this new mini-moon: 2024 PT5 is only about 37 feet across, while our familiar moon stretches a massive 2,159 miles in diameter. That makes our moon over 300,000 times wider than this tiny asteroid.
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
Sep 17, 2024 · This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4...
Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, …
Sep 20, 2024 · In a new report in the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, scientists announced that 2024 PT5 is just 33 feet long—on the order of one thousand times punier than the Chicxulub...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
Sep 19, 2024 · Scientists discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, on Aug. 7 using the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. The asteroid impact warning system, developed by the University...
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon | TIME
Sep 18, 2024 · From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what scientists think is an asteroid but have dubbed a “mini-moon”—will be looping around Earth. It will eventually...
What is 2024 PT5? Earth to get second 'mini' moon - BBC
Sep 25, 2024 · Earth is set to get a second moon later this month. Nasa telescopes have spotted a small asteroid due to enter our planet's orbit from 29 September. It's thought the 'mini-moon' - named 2024...
'Mini Moon' to orbit Earth for two months - BBC
Sep 25, 2024 · The asteroid, which scientists refer to as 2024 PT5, hails from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which contains rocks that follow an orbit quite similar to Earth’s.