Earth will get a 'mini second moon' this weekend
New York Daily News · 36m
Earth to capture a ‘second moon’ this weekend, NASA says
Earth will capture a miniature, “second moon” this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe path and stick around for a little less than two months before escaping Earth’s gravitational pull and going back to its regular orbit around the sun.
NBC Chicago · 3d
Is Earth getting a new moon? What to know about the rare phenomenon starting this month
Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its gravitational pull on Nov. 25. So, will you be able to get a glimpse of the extraterrestrial event?
WFAA8 · 1d
Yes, Earth is getting a temporary second moon
Yes, Earth is getting a second moon for a short period of time. Earth is getting a second moon, specifically a “mini-moon.” In August, an asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, was spotted on the University of Hawaii and NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System.
KHOU 11 · 1d
Why will Earth soon have a second moon?
It may sound out of this world, but the Earth will pick up a second mini-moon this month. But don’t get too attached to this celestial body, it is only sticking around for a couple of months. It will revolve around the earth in a horseshoe-shaped orbit from September 29th until November 25th.
Space.com · 17h
Earth will capture 'second moon' this weekend, scientists say
Earth will get a "second moon" this weekend, but it won't be sticking around for long. NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon". The "mini-moon" comes in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5,
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