This past Sunday Earth gained a temporary second moon
On Sept. 29, Asteroid 2024 PT5 entered Earth’s gravitational pull. PT5 will orbit in a horseshoe shape, meaning it won’t complete a full circle while under the influence of Earth’s gravity. Once the asteroid finishes its orbit on Nov. 25, it will return to the Arjuna asteroid belt.
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...
You may have heard about Earth's "mini moon." It arrived in Earth's orbit this past weekend and is expected to keep our moon some company for about two months.
Earth obtained a new mini-moon, which is actually a near-Earth asteroid, named 2024 PT, on Sept. 29. The asteroid is estimated to be 33 feet wide, about the length of a school bus and at ...
Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...
NASA is monitoring two asteroids, one the size of an airplane and the other like a bus, flying by Earth today. Additionally, ...
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